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Wait For It...The Mongols!: Crash Course World History #17
In which John Green teaches you, at long last, about the most exceptional bunch of empire-building nomads in the history of the world, the Mongols! H…
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The Alignment Problem Explained: Crash Course Futures of AI #4
Could a robot dedicated to a good cause end up destroying the world? Well, maybe. In this episode, we explore how powerful AI could end up causing us…
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Animal Development: We're Just Tubes - Crash Course Biology #16
Hank discusses the process by which organisms grow and develop, maintaining that, in the end, we're all just tubes.
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1) Zygote 2:38
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Horror in Latin American literature: Crash Course Latin American Literature #6
Are you afraid of ghosts? In this episode of Crash Course Latin American Literature, we pull back the curtain on the origins of Latin American horror…
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Mansa Musa and Islam in Africa: Crash Course World History #16
In which John Green teaches you about Sub-Saharan Africa! So, what exactly was going on there? It turns out, it was a lot of trade, converting to Isl…
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Emmett Till: Crash Course Black American History #34
In 1955, a 14-year-old boy named Emmett Till was brutally murdered in Money, Mississippi. The white men who murdered him killed him for being Black. …
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How Should AI Be Governed?: Crash Course Futures of AI #5
The future of AI is maybe beautiful, maybe scary, and definitely uncertain. But we do have a say in how it rolls out. From lab policies to internatio…
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Crash Course World History Outtakes
In which John is a dirty, dirty boy. Hilarious.
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Borders and Identity: Crash Course Latin American Literature #7
Where you are affects WHO you are. But what happens when you cross a border? In this episode of Crash Course Latin American Literature, we’ll explore…
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Speciation: Of Ligers and Men - Crash Course Biology #15
Hank explains speciation - the evolutionary process by which new biological species arise - in terms of finches, ligers, mules, and dogs.
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