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  • Unpacking masturbation: Sex Ed #14

    If almost everybody masturbates, why can’t we talk about it? In this myth-busting episode of Crash Course Sex Ed, we’ll uncover the history of how masturbation became taboo, the person who made sex toys better for everyone, and the ways masturbation can actually be good for you.

    Introduction: Masturbation Is Normal 00:00
    Who Masturbates? 0:28
    Gosnell Duncan & Sex Toys 1:22
    Benefits of Masturbation 2:48
    Masturbation Myths 4:37
    Review & Credits 7:05

    Sources:
    https://docs.google.com/document/d/1d7cG1ZMhBTROD2ZiMGiDwFwklPJAFgtip1RPkYVNvkg/edit?usp=sharing

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    Planned Parenthood - https://www.plannedparenthood.org/learn/sex-pleasure-and-sexual-dysfunction/masturbation
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    13 min
  • Big Guns: The Muscular System - CrashCourse Biology #31

    Hank tells us the story of the complicated chemical dance that allows our skeletal muscles to contract and relax.

    Table of Contents
    1) Cardiac, Smooth, & Skeletal Muscles 01:09
    2) Muscle Anatomy 02:03
    a) Muscle Fibers 03:07
    b) Myofibrils 04:15:1
    c) Sarcomeres 04:19:1
    d) Myofilaments 04:37:2
    3) Biolography 05:37:1
    4) Sliding Filament Model 07:47

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    19 min
  • Autonomic Nervous System: Crash Course Anatomy and Physiology #13

    Hank takes you on a tour of your two-part autonomic nervous system. This episode explains how your sympathetic nervous system and parasympathetic nervous system work together as foils, balancing each other out. Their key anatomical differences - where nerve fibers originate and where their ganglia are located - drive their distinct anatomical functions, making your sympathetic nervous system the "fight or flight" while your parasympathetic nervous system is for "resting and digesting."

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    Chapters:
    Introduction: Autonomic Nervous System 00:00
    Sympathetic & Parasympathetic Nervous Systems 1:35
    Origins - Comparing the Sympathetic & Parasympathetic Nervous Systems 3:23
    Ganglia - Comparing the Sympathetic & Parasympathetic Nervous Systems 4:11
    Axon Lengths - Comparing the Sympathetic & Parasympathetic Nervous Systems 5:30
    Review 7:35
    Credits 8:28

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    14 min
  • What is kink?: Sex Ed #15

    What does it mean to be kinky? In our final episode of Crash Course Sex Ed, we’ll learn that some “unusual” sexual desires are actually pretty common. We’ll talk about the differences between kinks, fetishes, and paraphilias, and the subjective nature of what’s “normal.”

    Introduction: Is This Normal? 00:00
    Kinks 0:40
    Why Are People Kinky? 1:59
    Fetishes 2:46
    BDSM 3:39
    Paraphilias 5:23
    Review & Credits 6:36

    Sources:
    https://docs.google.com/document/d/1d7cG1ZMhBTROD2ZiMGiDwFwklPJAFgtip1RPkYVNvkg/edit?usp=sharing

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    Besider - https://www.bedsider.org/features/1437-how-to-respond-when-your-partner-shares-a-kink-with-you

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    13 min
  • Latin American Revolutions: Crash Course World History #31

    In which John Green talks about the many revolutions of Latin America in the 19th century. At the beginning of the 1800s, Latin America was firmly under the control of Spain and Portugal. The revolutionary zeal that had recently created the United States and had taken off Louis XVI's head in France arrived in South America, and a racially diverse group of people who felt more South American than European took over. John covers the soft revolution of Brazil, in which Prince Pedro boldly seized power from his father, but promised to give it back if King João ever returned to Brazil. He also covers the decidedly more violent revolutions in Mexico, Venezuela, and Argentina. Watch the video to see Simón Bolívar's dream of a United South America crushed, even as he manages to liberate a bunch of countries and get two currencies and about a thousand schools and parks named after him.

    Chapters:
    Introduction: Latin American Revolutions 00:00
    Spheres of Influence: Spain, the Catholic Church, and the Patriarchy 0:37
    Latin American Culture 2:12
    Brazilian Independence 3:29
    Mexican Independence 5:31
    Venezuelan Independence 7:59
    An Open Letter to Simón Bolívar 9:15
    The Legacy of the Latin American Revolutions 10:25
    Credits 12:49

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    19 min
  • The Real Impacts of Archaeology on Native Americans: Ep 7 of Crash Course Native American History

    Archaeology and anthropology are amazingly interesting fields, but they also have a legacy of dehumanizing and mistreating Native peoples. In this episode of Crash Course Native American History, we’ll uncover the dark history of Native grave robbing, explore the ways these fields are righting past wrongs, and discover the story of one Inuk’s journey to honor his late father.

    Introduction: Minik's Story 00:00
    Anthropology & Archaeology 0:45
    Native Grave Robbing 1:32
    The Death of Qisuk 4:09
    Changing Legislation 5:26
    Decolonized Archaeology & Anthropology 8:23
    Review & Credits 10:21


    Sources:
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    17 min
  • The Skeletal System: It's ALIVE! - CrashCourse Biology #30

    Hank introduces us to the framework of our bodies, our skeleton, which apart from being the support and protection for all our fleshy parts, is involved in many other vital processes that help our bodies to function properly.

    Table of Contents
    1) Endoskeleton 2:03
    2) Biolography 3:27
    3) New Bone Formation 6:36
    4) Bone Structure 8:00
    5) Bone Remodeling 9:48

    References:
    Campbell Biology, 9th ed.
    http://faculty.fmcc.suny.edu/mcdarby/animals&plantsbook/animals/07-Arthropods.htm
    http://www.cod.edu/people/faculty/fancher/Size.htm
    http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17308163
    http://www.shwachmandiamondamerica.org/blood_and_Marrow.htm
    http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3001285/l
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andreas_Vesalius
    http://projectskeletal.tripod.com/Scientists.htm


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    19 min
  • Introduction to Indigenous Knowledge : Ep 8 of Crash Course Native American History

    The scientific method isn’t the only way to gain knowledge—Native people have been learning and innovating in their own ways for millennia. In this episode of Crash Course Native American History, we’ll discover the ways Western science and Indigenous knowledge can braid together to create a better world.

    Introduction: Trees Talk 00:00
    Ways of Knowing 0:42
    Medicine Wheels 2:18
    Native Innovations 3:27
    Braiding Knowledge 4:49
    Native Ecology 6:32
    Review & Credits 7:49

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    14 min
  • What is Human Geography? Crash Course Geography #28

    For the next half of this series, we will be discussing Human Geography — so we’ll still be looking at the Earth, but specifically, how human activity affects and is influenced by the Earth. Naturally, we thought the best place to start was to discuss how we name things in the first place! As it turns out, a name carries so much history of a place but also represents the political power and evolving perception of that space. So today, we’re going to tell the story of the highest point in North America - a mountain known by many names including Mount McKinley and Denali.

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    15 min
  • Haitian Revolutions: Crash Course World History #30

    Ideas like liberty, freedom, and self-determination were hot stuff in the late 18th century, as evidenced by our recent revolutionary videos. Although freedom was breaking out all over, many of the societies that were touting these ideas relied on slave labor. Few places in the world relied so heavily on slave labor as Saint-Domingue, France's most profitable colony. Slaves made up nearly 90% of Saint-Domingue's population, and in 1789 they couldn't help but hear about the revolution underway in France. All the talk of liberty, equality, and fraternity sounded pretty good to a person in bondage, and so the slaves rebelled. This led to not one but two revolutions and ended up with France, the rebels, Britain, and Spain all fighting in the territory. Spoiler alert: the slaves won. So how did the slaves of what would become Haiti throw off the yoke of one of the world's great empires? John Green tells how they did it, and what it has meant in Haiti and in the rest of the world.

    Chapters:
    Introduction: The Haitian Revolution 00:00
    The Saint-Domingue Colony 0:30
    Slavery in Haiti 3:08
    Radical Petit Blancs 4:24
    Toussaint L'ouverture Leads Saint-Domingue to Independence 5:37
    Revolution Part 2: France Returns 7:45
    An Open Letter to Disease 9:10
    Haiti Gains Independence 10:13
    Why the Haitian Revolutions Matter 10:58
    Credits 11:49

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    18 min

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