https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YIYcrqBrq2U 00:00:07You’re peering into the Amazon River when, suddenly, you lose your footing and fall.00:00:12 Piranhas dart about in the rapidly approaching water. So, are you doomed? Will your fall trigger a fatal feeding frenzy? To forecast your fate, let’s see what we know about these fish. There are more than 30 piranha species.00:00:28 All…
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mRa0Gi_mRjs 00:00:06On September 19th, 1991, two hikers traversing the Ötzal Alps on the border of Austria and Italy discovered a corpse emerging from the ice. Researchers soon realized they weren’t looking at the victim of a recent climbing accident, as initially assumed, but the mummified body of a man who’d lived about 5,300 years ago,…
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7QCYDzsQ_yM They’re the unknown workers. They’re the unsung heroes of construction. Their attitude, I think their casualness, the indifference to the risk that they’re taking is what separates the photograph. If you see the picture once, you never forget it.00:00:30 This photograph which is known around the world shows eleven men sitting on a beam…
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_-ymtOMtk4o 182 metres tall and decorated with 12,000 uniquely-crafted bronze panels, India’s 50-storey Statue Of Unity is a triumph of aesthetics and engineering. And get this – it’s made from melted-down old farm equipment. How did they do it? Can it really withstand earthquakes? And how will its appearance change over the coming decades? Join…
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TKkzZTFCuuI My name is Charles Toh Chai Soon. I’m 93.00:00:05 My working hours now are Mondays to Fridays and Saturdays half day. Dr Charles Toh is one of Singapore’s pioneering heart specialists He has never retired and still enjoys working full-time I wake up at 7am, I leave home at 8am and I’m here at…
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Qj-qkc4LEg 00:00:02Seeing the light is the story of a beacon if ever you have been in the dark at Sea when the water below is as black as the sky above there’s no sign anywhere of the way home or of land or of anything at all Beyond deep and distant space on every 00:00:17side then…
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E1lcO9ncz90 When Mark Rothko died in 1970 he was widely considered one of the greatest artists of the 20th century now the roots of his imagination are on display and Robert Costa is our guide his works are mesmerizing and recognized worldwide swaths of color and floating fuzzy edged 00:00:28rectangles all part of the signature vision …
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3JKCcik9gGY [Music] Jerusalem a shimmering Jewel nestled in the hills of Judea pulsates with history for Millennia this ancient city has served as a crucible of civilizations a Sacred Space for three major religions and a stage for countless dramas of ambition conflict and unwavering Faith 00:00:22let’s embark on a journey through Jerusalem’s timeline exploring its…
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AyRKT8MLTwQ 00:00:09Your purpose is the reason you are here on Earth.00:00:11 It’s the thing that you were built for.00:00:15 So it’s an incredibly important thing to figure out, because it’s the thing that guides you.00:00:21 Without a purpose, you’re lost.00:00:23 You have no North Star. Your life will feel meaningless.00:00:29 And so today I’m going…
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vPszR0-vTqc We all know to stay away from poisons.00:00:02 Like mercury where ingesting a 200 milligram dose would kill you.00:00:06 Or polonium which only requires 1 g of vaporized substance to wipe out 50 million people! But did know that 70 cups of coffee contains enough caffeine to kill a 70 kg person? This amount…
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