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Peer Review and the Quest for Truth: Crash Course Scientific Thinking #4
In 2010, a NASA-backed study boldly announced that we’d found alien life right here on Earth. So where are all these aliens? In this episode of Crash…
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Christianity from Judaism to Constantine: Crash Course World History #11
In which John Green teaches you the history of Christianity, from the beginnings of Judaism and the development of monotheism, right up to Paul and h…
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Biochemical Building Blocks and Fischer and Haworth Projections: Crash Course Organic Chemistry #48
Although we've spent a lot of time in this series looking at human-made organic chemicals, the term "organic chemistry" was originally used to descri…
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Film and Literature: Crash Course Latin American Literature #12
Lights, camera, action! Latin American literature intersects with all sorts of other kinds of art, including film. In this episode of Crash Course La…
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DNA Structure and Replication: Crash Course Biology #10
Hank introduces us to that wondrous molecule deoxyribonucleic acid - also known as DNA - and explains how it replicates itself in our cells.
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Reading and Writing Latin American literature: Crash Course Latin American Literature #13
Literature doesn’t begin and end when a writer puts words on a page. In our final episode of Crash Course Latin American Literature, we’ll explore ho…
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The Roman Empire. Or Republic. Or...Which Was It?: Crash Course World History #10
In which John Green explores exactly when Rome went from being the Roman Republic to the Roman Empire. Here's a hint: it had something to do with Jul…
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How Scientists Build Consensus: Crash Course Scientific Thinking #5
Why is there consensus around atoms existing, but not around if chocolate is good for you? In this episode of Crash Course Scientific Thinking, we’ll…
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Heredity: Crash Course Biology #9
Hank and his brother John discuss heredity via the gross example of relative ear wax moistness.
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Aggression vs. Altruism: Crash Course Psychology #40
In our final episode of Crash Course Psychology, Hank discusses the ideas of Aggression and Altruism. These two things are difficult to understand an…
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