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October 08, 2025 Space Objects Make Earth Objects Look RIDICULOUSLY Small | Newsthink
Space Objects Make Earth Objects Look RIDICULOUSLY Small
Starship, Falcon 9, ISS, and asteroids. Go to https://thld.co/unbounce_newsthink and use promo code: NEWSTHINK at checkout to get 20% off your first 3 months. Thanks to Unbounce for sponsoring this video.
Newsthink is produced and presented by Cindy Pom
https://twitter.com/cindypom
Grab your Newsthink merch here: https://newsthink.creator-spring.com
Thank you to our Patrons, including Ronil Patel, Chesky Neceski, Austin Grant, Tom Eng, Tim Desir, Ryan Bresser, Neo Ge, Steven Bartlett, Will Lathrop
Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Newsthink
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October 08, 2025 The Mathematician Who Died in a Duel | Newsthink
The Mathematician Who Died in a Duel
Évariste Galois died in a duel before the world realized he had changed math forever. Try https://brilliant.org/Newsthink/ for FREE for 30 days, and get 20% off your annual premium subscription.
Chapters:
0:00 The Struggle
0:29 Galois's Early Life
0:54 School Struggles and First Setbacks
1:25 Galois's Revolutionary Insight (Quintic Equation)
2:28 Rejected by the Mathematical Elite
2:51 The Death of His Father
3:23 Hope and Heartbreak: Submitting to the Academy
3:38 Revolution and Expulsion
4:02 Joining the National Guard and Arrests
4:30 Rejected Again by the Mathematical Elite
5:00 Galois’ Prophecy in Prison
5:44 The Fatal Duel
6:04 Final Manuscripts and Last Words
6:46 Galois’s Work is Finally Noticed
7:46 Today’s Sponsor: Brilliant
Newsthink is produced and presented by Cindy Pom
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Sources:
Lycée Louis-le -Grand image 1: Celette, CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons
Lycée Louis-le-Grand image image 2: By Pline - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons
École Polytechnique: Par NonOmnisMoriar — Travail personnel, CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons
Lycée Louis-le-Grand image image 3 (entrance close up): CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons
Père Lachaise cemetery: By Pierre-Yves Beaudouin / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0
Joseph Fourier tombstone close up: By Coyau / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons
Sieur Faultrier, boarding facility where Galois resided after the Cholera outbreak in Paris: By User: LPLT - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons
Galois’ tombstone: By Beachboy68 - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons
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October 08, 2025 Why So Many Great Scientists Come From Hungary | Newsthink
Why So Many Great Scientists Come From Hungary
Why Hungary has produced many brilliant scientists in the 20th century. Try https://brilliant.org/Newsthink/ for FREE for 30 days, and get 20% off your annual premium subscription.
Video on John von Neumann: The Scientist Who Invented the Future
https://youtu.be/IPMjVcLiNKc
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Sources:
Minta gymnasium image 1: 12akd, CC BY-SA 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0 via Wikimedia Commons
Minta gymnasium image 2: 12akd, CC BY-SA 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0 via Wikimedia Commons
Lutheran school: Thaler Tamas, CC BY-SA 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0 via Wikimedia Commons
Thaler Tamas, CC BY-SA 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0 via Wikimedia CommonsEötvös Loránd University (formerly University of Budapest): Thaler Tamas, CC BY-SA 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0 via Wikimedia Commons
Laszlo Ratz tombstone: Zátonyi Sándor, (ifj.) Fizped, CC BY-SA 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0 via Wikimedia Commons
Eötvös Loránd University (formerly University of Budapest) library books: Thaler, CC BY-SA 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0 via Wikimedia Commons
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October 08, 2025 The Fall - and Arrest - of the Worst Crypto Criminal in History | Newsthink
The Fall - and Arrest - of the Worst Crypto Criminal in History
Prosecutors call the collapse of FTX one of the biggest financial frauds ever. Visit https://brilliant.org/Newsthink/ to start learning STEM for FREE, and the first 200 people will get 20% off their annual premium subscription.
Newsthink is produced and presented by Cindy Pom
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Grab your Newsthink merch here: https://newsthink.creator-spring.com
Thank you to our Patrons, including Igli Laci
Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Newsthink
Special thanks to the following for permission to use their material:
3:15 El Moments podcast with Caroline Ellison https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qd2enI4RvXU
The interviews and footage aired in the story constitute Fair Use for news reporting purposes. Other elements were purchased by Newsthink Ltd. Or fall under a creative commons license in which re-use is allowed.
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SBF image sourced from his Twitter SBF_FTX
Image sources:
0:03 Broll courtesy of Cointelegraph (creative commons license - re-use allowed) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EsmhjNtlT_Y
0:48 Ritchie Sieradzki, CC BY 2.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0 via Wikimedia Commons
4:49 Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 2.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0 via Wikimedia Commons
4:53 Image sourced from Alamy
5:27 Changpeng Zhao image: Aevozer, CC BY-SA 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0 via Wikimedia Commons
Articles and interviews referenced:
0:12 The New York Times Events interview with SBF: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IyoGdwVIwWw
1:55 ABC News interview with SBF https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Hxf4Vf54PI
2:14 CoinDesk article: https://www.coindesk.com/business/2022/11/02/divisions-in-sam-bankman-frieds-crypto-empire-blur-on-his-trading-titan-alamedas-balance-sheet/
5:31 Reuters article: https://www.reuters.com/markets/us/us-justice-dept-is-split-over-charging-binance-crypto-world-falters-sources-2022-12-12/
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October 08, 2025 Why the World's Most Popular App Suddenly Disappeared | Newsthink
Why the World's Most Popular App Suddenly Disappeared
Why did Flappy Bird suddenly disappear? Visit https://brilliant.org/Newsthink/ to get started learning STEM for FREE, and the first 200 people will get 20% off their annual premium subscription.
Newsthink is produced and presented by Cindy Pom
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Grab your Newsthink merch here: https://newsthink.creator-spring.com
Thank you to our Patrons, including Igli Laci, Ronil Patel, Tom Eng
Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Newsthink
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Dong Nguyen image from Getty Images
Sources:
0:18 Dong Nguyen image from Getty Images (Newsthink is a registered client)
0:53 Angry Birds video used with permission from David Di Franco. Check out his YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4o5rOXg28J4
1:43 Nolan Bushnell image: Javier Candeira, CC BY-SA 2.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0 via Wikimedia Commons
5:56 Image credit: streetartanarchy on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/p/lF5HAUq3ej/
Articles referenced:
4:00 Rolling Stone article https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/the-flight-of-the-birdman-flappy-bird-creator-dong-nguyen-speaks-out-112457/
4:21 Forbes article https://www.forbes.com/sites/lananhnguyen/2014/02/11/exclusive-flappy-bird-creator-dong-nguyen-says-app-gone-forever-because-it-was-an-addictive-product/?sh=3a2eed9e6476
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October 08, 2025 How Genghis Khan Nearly Conquered the World | Newsthink
How Genghis Khan Nearly Conquered the World
Genghis Khan transformed a nomadic Mongol tribe into the largest empire in history. Use the code NEWSTHINK at http://nordpass.com/newsthink to get a free 3-month NordPass Business trial. No credit card required
Highly recommend the book Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World by Jack Weatherford: https://a.co/d/dIgPEiX
Newsthink is produced and presented by Cindy Pom
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Chapters:
0:00 Introduction: Destiny to Conquer the World
0:26 Genghis Khan’s Difficult Childhood
1:31 Forging Alliances and the Path to Power
2:37 Path to Supreme Leadership
4:53 Psychological Warfare and Tactical Genius
5:48 The Jin Dynasty Conquest
6:56 Westward Expansion and Control of the Silk Road
8:11 Succession Tensions
8:53 Final Campaign and Death
10:56 Sponsor: NordPass
Sources:
Battering ram image: By Hedwig Storch - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=2687343
Genghis Khan statue at exhibition: William Cho, CC BY-SA 2.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0 via Wikimedia Commons
Images of Burkhan Khaldun, believed to be area where Genghis Khan is buried: Ganzorig Gavaa, CC BY-SA 2.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0 via Wikimedia Commons
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October 08, 2025 Why So Many CEOs Are Engineers | Newsthink
Why So Many CEOs Are Engineers
Visit https://brilliant.org/Newsthink/ to get started learning STEM for FREE, and the first 200 people will get 20% off their annual premium subscription.
Newsthink is produced and presented by Cindy Pom
https://twitter.com/cindypom
Grab your Newsthink merch here: https://newsthink.creator-spring.com
Thank you to our Patrons, including Jakob Davis (Patreon Executive Producer), Ronil Patel, Chesky Neceski, Austin Grant, Darren Tyrell-Knights, Tom Eng, Tim Desir, David Dales, Ryan Bresser, Justin Anderson, Neo Ge
Support Newsthink on Patreon ► https://www.patreon.com/Newsthink
Special thanks to the following channels for permission to use their material:
1:46 Munro Live https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCj--iMtToRO_cGG_fpmP5XQ
4:39 University of Wisconsin-Madison on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KSHvi5jH4mc
4:49 University of Wisconsin-Madison on Facebook
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October 07, 2025 The Big Problem with NASA's Monster SLS Rocket | Newsthink
The Big Problem with NASA's Monster SLS Rocket
Why the Space Launch System won't be around for long. Go to https://curiositystream.com/newsthink to get Curiosity Stream for only $14.99 for the whole year. Watch the Space Greed episode on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wTsxT4sab44&t=2s
Newsthink is produced and presented by Cindy Pom
https://twitter.com/cindypom
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Thank you to our Patrons, including Igli Laci, Ronil Patel, Austin Grant, Tom Eng, Neo Ge
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Thumbnail source:
NASA/Kim Shiflett (image edited by Newsthink)
Sources:
0:55 Paul Martin image: NASA/Paul E. Alers
1:27 Original image: NASA/Bill Ingalls (image edited by Newsthink)
Articles referenced in video:
2:24 Politico interview https://www.politico.com/newsletters/politico-space/2020/09/11/bolden-talks-expectations-for-bidens-space-policy-490298
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October 07, 2025 How Jeff Bezos Grew Amazon Grew Into the Everything Store | Newsthink
How Jeff Bezos Grew Amazon Grew Into the Everything Store
The one rule Amazon applied to achieve world domination. Watch science & tech documentaries on CuriosityStream for only $15 a year: https://curiositystream.com/newsthink with promo code: NEWSTHINK.
Newsthink is produced and presented by Cindy Pom
https://twitter.com/cindypom
Grab your Newsthink merch here: https://newsthink.creator-spring.com
Thank you to our Patrons, including Jakob Davis (Patreon Executive Producer), Ronil Patel, Chesky Neceski, Austin Grant, Darren Tyrell-Knights, Tom Eng, Tim Desir, Ryan Bresser, Justin Anderson, Neo Ge
Support Newsthink on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Newsthink
Sources:
0:39 AP Images (Newsthink is a registered license holder)
1:28 Harvard Business Review interview https://hbr.org/podcast/2013/01/jeff-bezos-on-leading-for-the.html
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5:18 War on Want, CC BY 2.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0 via Wikimedia Commons
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October 06, 2025 The Scientist Who Discovered the World's Most Beautiful Equation | Newsthink
The Scientist Who Discovered the World's Most Beautiful Equation
Paul Dirac's equation revealed the universe's mysterious symmetry. Try https://brilliant.org/Newsthink/ for FREE for 30 days, and get 20% off your annual premium subscription.
Highly recommend the book The Strangest Man: The Hidden Life of Paul Dirac by Graham Farmelo https://www.amazon.com/Strangest-Man-Hidden-Quantum-Genius/dp/0571222862
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Thank you to our Patrons, including:
John & Becki Johnston
Igli Laci
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Sources:
0:06 Frank Wilczek image: https://www.frankawilczek.com/
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12:20 Stone at Westminster Abbey Stanislav Kozlovskiy, CC BY-SA 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0 via Wikimedia Commons
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Music
12:13 Music by Clovis Schneider
https://www.patreon.com/ClovisSchneider
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