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When your water softener breaks, it can clog your entire plumbing systemWatch as plumbing expert Richard Trethewey demonstrates how to repair a malfunctioning water softener. This guide covers the critical steps to prevent resin beads from damaging yo…
When YouTube Golfers Compete for Millions, Drama and Controversy Are Par for the CourseThe Internet Invitational, a high-stakes golf tournament featuring 48 social media personalities, has redefined digital sports entertainment. Beyond the massive prize pools and pr…
Where a curve changes its mind: identifying inflection pointsUnderstanding the geometry of change requires more than just finding where a graph goes up or down. This video explores how to identify inflection points, the specific moments whe…
Where a katana's signature sits reveals which way up it was wornJapanese smiths carved their signature on the side of the tang that faced outward when worn. Because the older tachi hung edge-down and the katana was thrust through the sash edge…
Where a massive volcano meets the world's largest motorcycle factoryIn the heart of Kyushu, Kumamoto Prefecture balances a dual identity. It is home to Mount Aso, one of the world's largest active volcanoes, and a high-tech industrial hub producin…
Where Americana Folk Meets Modern Pop in a Single SongExperience a unique musical fusion as the acoustic duo Boy Girl Banjo performs their original piece, "Dead Romance." This performance highlights the intersection of traditional fo…
Where an airport serves as a classroom for global leadersImagine a university where the campus isn't just bounded by fences, but by runways. Cranfield University operates on a unique model where aerospace engineering and high-level mana…
Where Are the Dinosaurs Still Visible?Light takes time to cross space, so Earth-light from the age of the dinosaurs should still be travelling outward, though turning it into a picture would demand a telescope far sha…
Where baseball reigns supreme over soccer in the Colombian CaribbeanIn most of Colombia, soccer is the undisputed king of sports. But cross into the northern coastal region and the hierarchy flips. Here, the crack of a bat defines the cultural lan…
Where Communists say the first gunshot rang in 1927Nanchang, Jiangxi’s capital on Poyang Lake plain, was celebrated after 1949 as the birthplace city of the People’s Liberation Army because of the 1927 uprising against Nationalist…
Where data meets aesthetics: the winners of a prestigious visual arts prizeExplore how complex scientific concepts are transformed into elegant works of art. This video highlights the winners of an annual competition that celebrates the intersection of h…
Where did all the missing ordinary matter go?For decades, a cosmic discrepancy has haunted physicists: the amount of matter estimated to exist after the Big Bang far exceeds what we can actually see in stars and galaxies. No…
Where Did Babylon Come From?How Babylon emerged late in a long Mesopotamian sequence, after Uruk's early cities and writing and Sargon's Akkadian empire, before rising under Hammurabi and peaking under Nebuc…
Where did our most famous legendary creatures actually come from?Many of our most enduring mythical beings, such as mermaids, vampires, and leprechauns, have deep historical roots. This video explores the origins of thirteen legendary creatures…
Where did ten billion Alaskan snow crabs go in the Bering Sea?In 2021, researchers discovered a massive, sudden decline in the population of Alaskan snow crabs. This video investigates the mystery behind the disappearance of tens of billions…
Where did the ancestors of most modern languages originate? The search for the homeland.For centuries, scholars have debated the cradle of the Indo-European language family. While fringe theories once abounded, modern genetics and linguistics have converged on a comp…
Where did the Byzantine imperial treasures vanish after 1204?Following the Sack of Constantinople in 1204, the Byzantine treasury was dispersed far beyond the empire's borders. This video traces the unexpected journeys and current locations…
Where did the common ancestor of all Semitic languages actually originate?Proto-Semitic is the reconstructed ancestor of languages like Akkadian, Arabic, and Hebrew. While scholars once favored an Arabian homeland, that theory faltered because camels we…
Where Did the Inch Come From?The inch began as the Roman uncia, one-twelfth of a foot, and became a fixed length through royal standard bars and the Weights and Measures Acts rather than through barleycorns o…
Where did the Slavic people come from before nations like Russia or Poland existed?This documentary explores the mysterious origins and historical migration of the Slavic people. By examining archaeological evidence and external accounts, it traces their journey…
Where did the stereotype of police officers eating doughnuts originate?From The Simpsons to Wreck-it Ralph, the image of the doughnut-eating officer is a staple of pop culture. This video investigates the origins of one of law enforcement's most endu…
Where did the term blonde bombshell actually originate?We use the phrase to describe captivating, blonde celebrities, but its roots lie in the world of cinema. This video explores how a specific movie character helped popularize the e…
Where did the universe's missing ordinary matter go?For decades, a cosmic discrepancy has haunted physicists: the amount of visible matter in stars and galaxies is far lower than the amount of matter that existed shortly after the …
Where did the universe's missing ordinary matter go?Physicists have long faced a cosmic accounting problem: the amount of ordinary matter observed in stars and galaxies today is significantly lower than what models of the early uni…
Where did the Uralic languages actually begin?From the vast forests of Europe to the Siberian tundra, the Uralic language family spans continents. But tracing their origin is a linguistic detective story, with scholars debati…
Where did the water on Mars go? Hubble and MAVEN provide new answers.Mars was once a wet planet, but most of its water vanished over the last 3 billion years. By combining data from the Hubble Space Telescope and the MAVEN mission, researchers are …
Where Did the Word "Algebra" Come From?The word 'algebra' grew from al-jabr, part of the title of al-Khwarizmi's Baghdad treatise, which was translated into Latin in the 12th century. Historians still debate what al-ja…
Where do art and mathematics meet? A conversation on the creative processArtist Conrad Shawcross joins mathematicians Martin Bridson and James Sparks to discuss the shared uncertainty of their creative journeys. This discussion highlights the surprisin…
Where do our most enduring nightmares actually begin?Explore the real-life inspirations behind twenty famous horror tales, from the legend of Annabelle the doll to the evolution of ghost stories throughout history.
Where do your favorite food terms actually come from?Explore the surprising etymological roots of twenty common culinary words. This video traces the history of terms like amuse-bouche, barbecue, and umami, offering a deeper look at…
Where does a dialect end and a language begin?We often assume languages are distinct islands, but they actually exist on a spectrum. From the shared grammar of Dutch and Afrikaans to the vast, unintelligible gaps in Chinese, …
Where does an accident end and modern art begin?Artist Jane Hammond explores the blurred boundaries between spontaneous snapshots and the intentional self-reflexivity of modern art through the lens of vernacular photography.
Where does argon come from?How argon, a quiet noble gas hidden in the air, was discovered and how it is obtained commercially by liquefying air and separating it through fractional distillation.
Where Does Moore's Law End?From Gordon Moore's 1965 observation to the physical limits of shrinking silicon, and the stacked, packaged and software-led paths researchers now see for computing.
Where does Mount Olympus actually reside in the modern world?In Rick Riordan's 2005 fantasy novel, the seat of the Greek gods isn't a distant mountain in Greece. Instead, the epic quest of Percy Jackson leads him through a landscape of reco…
Where does nitrogen for industry come from?How industry separates nitrogen from the air, through cryogenic distillation, pressure-swing adsorption with carbon molecular sieves and polymer hollow-fibre membranes, and the ph…
Where does South America end? The rugged, windswept edge of the continentPerched on the coast of Peru, Punta Pariñas marks the absolute westernmost reach of the South American mainland. Known locally as Punta Balcones, this remote cape offers more than…
Where Does Sunlight End in the Ocean?A descent from the bright surface into permanent darkness shows how water absorbs and scatters sunlight colour by colour, and why the depth that useful light reaches varies with c…
Where does the essence of your true self actually reside?This video examines the philosophical debate surrounding personal identity. It questions whether your essence is located within your physical body or within the collective memorie…
Where does the historical trail of Jesus actually end? Exploring the competing burial sites.For centuries, the search for the final resting place of Jesus has spanned from ancient Jerusalem to remote Japanese villages. While mainstream archaeology points toward a specifi…
Where does the public sphere exist between the state and the household?Explore the concept of civil society and its role as a unique arena for public debate and collective action.
Where does the soul reside when the body is entirely synthetic?In Masamune Shirow's cyberpunk masterpiece, the line between human and machine dissolves. Through the eyes of Major Motoko Kusanagi, a cyborg navigating a mid-21st-century landsca…
Where does the Spanish royal family actually live versus their official state residence?While the Royal Palace of Madrid serves as the official residence of the Spanish monarchy, the royal family maintains a different primary home. Understanding the distinction betwe…
Where does your lawn come from? A look inside a grass seed facility.Landscaper Lee Gilliam visits Washington state to uncover the origins of Kentucky bluegrass seed. Joined by turfgrass researcher Dr. Michael Neff and facility owner Jason Miller, …
Where does your plastic waste actually go after you throw it away?We are often told that recycling is the solution to plastic waste. This video traces the life cycles of three different plastic bottles to reveal the true environmental impact of …
Where Every Part of a Barrel of Crude Oil GoesA 42-gallon barrel of crude oil is separated by boiling point, converted by cracking and coking, and blended into gasoline, diesel, jet fuel, bottled gas, bitumen, coke and petroc…
Where exactly is the edge of the United States? It depends on your criteria.Defining the boundaries of the United States is more complex than a simple map glance suggests. Depending on whether you prioritize population size, incorporated status, or geogra…
Where Helium Comes FromHelium cannot be manufactured with today's technology, so it is extracted from helium-bearing natural-gas reservoirs and separated mainly by cryogenic distillation, which leaves a…
Where Hinduism and Buddhism merge into a single spiritual landscapeIn Nepal, the lines between faiths are often blurred. While the nation is officially secular, its spiritual identity is a complex tapestry where Hindu traditions and Buddhist prac…
Where in the World Do Hurricanes Happen?A short tour of the world's tropical cyclone basins: one kind of storm with three regional names, the warm-water engine that drives it, Typhoon Tip as the largest ever observed, a…
Where indie rock meets the global stage of TEDSinger-songwriter Rei blends indie rock and blues to deliver a live musical performance. This piece captures her unique artistic voice as she shares two specific songs within the …
Where Industrial CO₂ Comes FromIndustrial CO₂ is recovered from gas streams other industries already produce, from UK ammonia and bioethanol plants to hydrogen reforming and flue gas, then purified for uses suc…
Where is Odysseus' home? Scholars have spent millennia debating the location of Homer's Ithaca.For centuries, the search for the legendary island home of Odysseus has spanned from the Mediterranean to the coast of Spain. While modern Ithaca is the traditional candidate, inv…
Where is the missing matter that should exist in our universe?For decades, physicists have faced a cosmic discrepancy. Based on the early universe, there should be far more ordinary matter than what we actually see inside stars and galaxies.…
Where language ends, silence must beginWritten in the trenches of World War I, Ludwig Wittgenstein’s Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus attempted to map the exact boundaries of reality. It proposes a startlingly rigid univ…
Where long noncoding RNAs live determines how they function in cellsResearchers reviewing the biology of long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs) found that the specific location of these molecules within a cell is critical to their biological activity. Beca…
Where medieval art meets a living collection of botanical wondersDiscover how the gardens at The Cloisters serve as a vital, living extension of the museum's medieval art collection through a unique collaboration between scholars and horticultu…
Where mountain streams hit flat ground, they spread sediment into giant fansWhen a stream bursts from a narrow canyon onto open ground, it suddenly slows and dumps its load, building a cone of gravel and sand. These alluvial fans range from a few metres w…
Where people blamed fairies for misfortune, witch-hunts were rareAlmost every society has feared that some neighbour could cause harm by magic. Historians see witchcraft belief as a way to explain unaccountable bad luck. That is why Gaelic Irel…
Where poetry meets painting in the late interiors of Pierre BonnardExperience a literary dialogue with the visual arts as poet and professor Richard Howard reads original works inspired by the intimate, complex paintings of Pierre Bonnard.