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Charlie by Tom MacDonald

I hope heaven has a window, you can watch your children grow; And hear your message echo from below

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Charlie Kirk VS 300 Oxford Students

The debate between Charlie Kirk and 300 Oxford students, primarily revolves around Kirk's conservative viewpoints on several contentious issues, including immigration, abortion, men's rights, and Christian values, with a significant portion addressing the situation in South Africa.

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It was the damn phones

I think our parents were right. It was the damn phones.

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Moon

We’ll find out how the shape and the orientation of the airfoil helps airplanes remain airborne. We’ll also learn about the behavior and properties of air and other flowing matter.

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Airfoil

We’ll find out how the shape and the orientation of the airfoil helps airplanes remain airborne. We’ll also learn about the behavior and properties of air and other flowing matter.

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Facts by Tom MacDonald feat. Ben Shapiro

I hope heaven has a window, you can watch your children grow; And hear your message echo from below

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Personal Voice

Users can create a Personal Voice by reading along with a randomized set of text prompts to record 15 minutes of audio on iPhone or iPad.

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Bicycle

Today we’re building another world-changing technology, machine intelligence. We know that it will affect the world in profound ways, change how the economy works, and have knock-on effects we can’t predict.

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The Cab Ride I'll Never Forget

We were like strangers on a train, the passengers and I, hurtling through the night, revealing intimacies we would never have dreamed of sharing during the brighter light of day.

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The Strangely Beautiful Experience of Google Reviews

I slept under the overpass that night, and in the morning, I wrote a review: “Reasonably good bridge. A little loud for sleeping.” I gave it four stars. After I set off on my bike, I couldn’t stop thinking about it.

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What is a Wildcard Person?

You know that person on your team who seems to be good at everything? I mean the literal definition of the word good. Not master. Good. When a problem comes up that nobody else has any experience with, this person volunteers to jump in head-first.

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Baraye

A beautiful song that is now the soundtrack of the protests in Iran.

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Sound

Invisible and relentless, sound is seemingly just there, traveling through our surroundings to carry beautiful music or annoying noises. In this article I’ll explain what sound is, how it’s created and propagated.

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Mechanical Watch

In the world of modern portable devices, it may be hard to believe that merely a few decades ago the most convenient way to keep track of time was a mechanical watch.

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GPS

Global Positioning System is, without a doubt, one of the most useful inventions of the late 20th century. It made it significantly easier for ships, airplanes, cars, and hikers to figure out where they are with high degree of accuracy.

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Curves and Surfaces

From fonts to animated movies, curves and surfaces constitute fundamental building blocks of many geometrical designs.

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Naval Architecture

When I first heard the term naval architecture I thought it was the artistic practice of designing beautiful boats. It turns out it’s a proper scientific discipline dedicated to the engineering of ships.

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Internal Combustion Engine

The invention of the internal combustion engine in the 19th century has revolutionized transportation over land, water, and air.

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Cameras and Lenses

Pictures have always been a meaningful part of the human experience. From the first cave drawings, to sketches and paintings, to modern photography, we’ve mastered the art of recording what we see.

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Lights and Shadows

It’s hard to describe how paramount light is. Ultimately, it is the only thing we see. But just as important the presence of light is, so is its absence.

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Gears

I’ve always been fascinated by mechanical gears. There is something captivating about the way their teeth come together to create a fluid, unified motion.

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Tesseract

The day-night cycle and the cycle of the seasons have been an important part of human civilization for millennia.

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Earth and Sun

The day-night cycle and the cycle of the seasons have been an important part of human civilization for millennia.

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Alpha Compositing

Transparency may not seem particularly exciting. The GIF image format which allowed some pixels to show through the background was published over 30 years ago.

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RealCharlieKirk

The YouTube channel RealCharlieKirk is run by Charlie Kirk, founder of Turning Point USA, and focuses on conservative political commentary, interviews, and discussions.