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Tildes Video Thread

Posted by mycketforvirrad
Tags: ask.discussion, video thread, recurring.biweekly, videos

To avoid the homepage getting swamped with too many YouTube links, we're doing a recurring thread to gather them up.

What are the best videos you have watched this past week/fortnight?

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  1. Starman2112
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    alkaline water ...with lemon There's something about Dr. Collier's videos that keeps me trapped for the entire runtime. I really connect with the wild tangents she goes on, because I do the same...

    alkaline water ...with lemon

    There's something about Dr. Collier's videos that keeps me trapped for the entire runtime. I really connect with the wild tangents she goes on, because I do the same thing when I'm explaining something to someone. I can see myself spending 15 minutes talking about log scales in an attempt to explain why putting a spritz of lemon juice in your alkaline water makes it not alkaline water

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  2. balooga
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    The Human Future: A Case For Optimism These are pessimistic times. I grew up with enthusiastic futurism nurtured by Arthur C. Clarke, Carl Sagan, Ray Kurzweil, and frequent visits to classic...

    The Human Future: A Case For Optimism

    These are pessimistic times. I grew up with enthusiastic futurism nurtured by Arthur C. Clarke, Carl Sagan, Ray Kurzweil, and frequent visits to classic EPCOT. It's hard to find that kind of optimism anywhere these days, but this video gets it. It's a hopeful speculative look into humanity's distant future. The gorgeous visuals and music by melodysheep (John D. Boswell) are worthy of special mention, I've been rocking the soundtrack on Spotify on repeat.

    If you enjoy this I also recommend his other work. Check out Timelapse of the Entire Universe, The Music of Sound, and of course the inimitable A Glorious Dawn (previously mentioned on Tildes). Lots of other gems on his YouTube channel.

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  3. mycketforvirrad
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    A 5,300-year-old murder mystery | Albert Zink YouTube – TED-Ed – 17th August 2023

    A 5,300-year-old murder mystery | Albert Zink

    In September 1991, two hikers discovered a corpse emerging from the ice. Researchers soon realized they were looking at the mummified body of a man who’d lived about 5,300 years ago, and theorized he got caught in bad weather and froze. However, a shocking discovery revealed his true cause of death and upended his story. So, how did he die? Albert Zink uncovers the truth about Özti the Iceman.

    YouTube – TED-Ed – 17th August 2023

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