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Diving exercises of the young swans with their parents at the Knollenteich (Hof (Saale)) in the evening.
English : Diving exercises of the young swans with their parents at the Knollenteich (Hof (Saale)) in the evening.
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A spoken version of the English Wikipedia article on the curse of knowledge as of December 2019.
The curse of knowledge, also called the curse of expertise or expert's curse, is a cognitive bias that occurs when a person who has specialized knowledge assumes that others share in that knowledge or has difficulty to put themselves in the position of the person with less knowledge.
The curse of knowledge, also called the curse of expertise or expert's curse, is a cognitive bias that occurs when a person who has specialized knowledge assumes that others share in that knowledge or has difficulty to put themselves in the position of the person with less knowledge.
English : A spoken version of the English Wikipedia article on the curse of knowledge as of December 2019.
The curse of knowledge, also called the curse of expertise or expert's curse, is a cognitive bias that occurs when a person who has specialized knowledge assumes that others share in that knowledge or has difficulty to put themselves in the position of the person with less knowledge.
The curse of knowledge, also called the curse of expertise or expert's curse, is a cognitive bias that occurs when a person who has specialized knowledge assumes that others share in that knowledge or has difficulty to put themselves in the position of the person with less knowledge.
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A video explaining strength training exercises – particularly the dumbbell bench press and the dumbbell incline bench press.
English : A video explaining strength training exercises – particularly the dumbbell bench press and the dumbbell incline bench press.
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A video portraying a city from a tourist perspective: Stockholm. The virtual tour shows various popular places of the city (timestamps in the video description).
English : A video portraying a city from a tourist perspective: Stockholm. The virtual tour shows various popular places of the city (timestamps in the video description).
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U.S. American computer scientist and mathematician Jennifer Tour Chayes on how technologies of the future will shape our world in an interview video of the The Mind of the Universe series.
English : U.S. American computer scientist and mathematician Jennifer Tour Chayes on how technologies of the future will shape our world in an interview video of the The Mind of the Universe series.
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A talk at Wikimania 2025 about the upcoming integration of interactive Our World in Data components into Wikipedias via the OWID Gadget.
These interactive data visualizations have already been integrated into Basque Wikipedia. So far, in other Wikipedias static images by OWID have been widely used across articles that for example can only show data for one year. Functional examples and further info can be found at MDWiki:WikiProjectMed:OWID.
These interactive data visualizations have already been integrated into Basque Wikipedia. So far, in other Wikipedias static images by OWID have been widely used across articles that for example can only show data for one year. Functional examples and further info can be found at MDWiki:WikiProjectMed:OWID.
English : A talk at Wikimania 2025 about the upcoming integration of interactive Our World in Data components into Wikipedias via the OWID Gadget.
These interactive data visualizations have already been integrated into Basque Wikipedia. So far, in other Wikipedias static images by OWID have been widely used across articles that for example can only show data for one year. Functional examples and further info can be found at MDWiki:WikiProjectMed:OWID.
These interactive data visualizations have already been integrated into Basque Wikipedia. So far, in other Wikipedias static images by OWID have been widely used across articles that for example can only show data for one year. Functional examples and further info can be found at MDWiki:WikiProjectMed:OWID.
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A NASA video on tracking of methane emissions, a greenhouse gas more potent than CO2 where changes in emissions have a faster impact on the level of global warming.
English : A NASA video on tracking of methane emissions, a greenhouse gas more potent than CO2 where changes in emissions have a faster impact on the level of global warming.
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A drone video of Summit Camp in Greenland, a year-round staffed research station near the apex of the Greenland ice sheet. Elevation: 3208 m; Wind mean: 10 km/h; Temperature: -20°C.
English : A drone video of Summit Camp in Greenland, a year-round staffed research station near the apex of the Greenland ice sheet. Elevation: 3208 m; Wind mean: 10 km/h; Temperature: -20°C.
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This narrated animated video by NASA shows the accumulated change in the elevation of the Greenland ice sheet between 2003 and 2012.
The coastal areas of the ice sheet lost far more height, or "thinned", compared to the more inland regions.
The coastal areas of the ice sheet lost far more height, or "thinned", compared to the more inland regions.
English : This narrated animated video by NASA shows the accumulated change in the elevation of the Greenland ice sheet between 2003 and 2012.
The coastal areas of the ice sheet lost far more height, or "thinned", compared to the more inland regions.
The coastal areas of the ice sheet lost far more height, or "thinned", compared to the more inland regions.
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In this video tutorial, a drug technician with Vancouver Coastal Health explains how to use fentanyl test strips at home.
Take-home fentanyl test strips are available for free at several locations in Vancouver and other communities across Vancouver Coastal Health.
Take-home fentanyl test strips are available for free at several locations in Vancouver and other communities across Vancouver Coastal Health.
English : In this video tutorial, a drug technician with Vancouver Coastal Health explains how to use fentanyl test strips at home.
Take-home fentanyl test strips are available for free at several locations in Vancouver and other communities across Vancouver Coastal Health.
Take-home fentanyl test strips are available for free at several locations in Vancouver and other communities across Vancouver Coastal Health.
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A tutorial video for the board game, Dixit.
The game contains a set of cards illustrated with surreal or dreamlike images where players have to select cards from their hand that match a phrase told by the designated storyteller player, and then attempt to guess which of the cards is from the storyteller.
The game contains a set of cards illustrated with surreal or dreamlike images where players have to select cards from their hand that match a phrase told by the designated storyteller player, and then attempt to guess which of the cards is from the storyteller.
English : A tutorial video for the board game, Dixit.
The game contains a set of cards illustrated with surreal or dreamlike images where players have to select cards from their hand that match a phrase told by the designated storyteller player, and then attempt to guess which of the cards is from the storyteller.
The game contains a set of cards illustrated with surreal or dreamlike images where players have to select cards from their hand that match a phrase told by the designated storyteller player, and then attempt to guess which of the cards is from the storyteller.
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Talk about the migration to the free and open source office suite LibreOffice and the OpenDocument Format (ODF) for over 30,000 clients in the government of Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.
English : Talk about the migration to the free and open source office suite LibreOffice and the OpenDocument Format (ODF) for over 30,000 clients in the government of Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.
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A spoken version of the English Wikipedia article on J. R. R. Tolkien as of January 2022.
He was an English writer and philologist and the author of the high fantasy works The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings as well as various other works set in the fictional Middle-earth.
He was an English writer and philologist and the author of the high fantasy works The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings as well as various other works set in the fictional Middle-earth.
English : A spoken version of the English Wikipedia article on J. R. R. Tolkien as of January 2022.
He was an English writer and philologist and the author of the high fantasy works The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings as well as various other works set in the fictional Middle-earth.
He was an English writer and philologist and the author of the high fantasy works The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings as well as various other works set in the fictional Middle-earth.
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English : A slow motion video of the most widespread locust species, the migratory locust, jumping up.
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An interview video of Gillian Forrester to find out how hand dexterity in both humans and our Great Ape cousins can teach us about the origins of language.
Gillian Forrester is a professor of comparative cognition at the University of Sussex, director of the Comparative Cognition Group known for investigating the behaviour and brain organisation of human and non-human apes and a popular science educator.
Gillian Forrester is a professor of comparative cognition at the University of Sussex, director of the Comparative Cognition Group known for investigating the behaviour and brain organisation of human and non-human apes and a popular science educator.
English : An interview video of Gillian Forrester to find out how hand dexterity in both humans and our Great Ape cousins can teach us about the origins of language.
Gillian Forrester is a professor of comparative cognition at the University of Sussex, director of the Comparative Cognition Group known for investigating the behaviour and brain organisation of human and non-human apes and a popular science educator.
Gillian Forrester is a professor of comparative cognition at the University of Sussex, director of the Comparative Cognition Group known for investigating the behaviour and brain organisation of human and non-human apes and a popular science educator.
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A time-lapse video of 5.5 days of oyster mushroom growth.
Here, Pleurotus ostreatus var. columbinus is grown on a recycled cardboard and coffee grounds.
Here, Pleurotus ostreatus var. columbinus is grown on a recycled cardboard and coffee grounds.
English : A time-lapse video of 5.5 days of oyster mushroom growth.
Here, Pleurotus ostreatus var. columbinus is grown on a recycled cardboard and coffee grounds.
Here, Pleurotus ostreatus var. columbinus is grown on a recycled cardboard and coffee grounds.
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NASA video explaining how satellites of the Landsat program with their 50-year record of Earth helps scientists track the health of coastal ecosystems.
These vulnerable systems protect shorelines from erosion, serve as fish nurseries, and sequester large amounts of climate change causing carbon dioxide.
These vulnerable systems protect shorelines from erosion, serve as fish nurseries, and sequester large amounts of climate change causing carbon dioxide.
English : NASA video explaining how satellites of the Landsat program with their 50-year record of Earth helps scientists track the health of coastal ecosystems.
These vulnerable systems protect shorelines from erosion, serve as fish nurseries, and sequester large amounts of climate change causing carbon dioxide.
These vulnerable systems protect shorelines from erosion, serve as fish nurseries, and sequester large amounts of climate change causing carbon dioxide.
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An English audiobook of the short story "Through the Gates of the Silver Key" by science fiction horror writer H. P. Lovecraft and E. Hoffmann Price.
The recording was imported from LibriVox, a website for free audiobooks.
The recording was imported from LibriVox, a website for free audiobooks.
English : An English audiobook of the short story "Through the Gates of the Silver Key" by science fiction horror writer H. P. Lovecraft and E. Hoffmann Price.
The recording was imported from LibriVox, a website for free audiobooks.
The recording was imported from LibriVox, a website for free audiobooks.
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An audio version of the English Wikipedia article about the hippocampus as of September 2025.
The hippocampus is a major component of the brain of humans and many other vertebrates, playing important roles in the consolidation of information from short-term memory to long-term memory, and in spatial memory that enables navigation.
The hippocampus is a major component of the brain of humans and many other vertebrates, playing important roles in the consolidation of information from short-term memory to long-term memory, and in spatial memory that enables navigation.
English : An audio version of the English Wikipedia article about the hippocampus as of September 2025.
The hippocampus is a major component of the brain of humans and many other vertebrates, playing important roles in the consolidation of information from short-term memory to long-term memory, and in spatial memory that enables navigation.
The hippocampus is a major component of the brain of humans and many other vertebrates, playing important roles in the consolidation of information from short-term memory to long-term memory, and in spatial memory that enables navigation.
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A video by Context News describing the impacts of climate change on Mount Everest and the surrounding Himalayas, and the downstream impacts on communities that use that water and what can be learned from it as temperatures on the Himalayan peaks rise faster than in other parts of the world.
English : A video by Context News describing the impacts of climate change on Mount Everest and the surrounding Himalayas, and the downstream impacts on communities that use that water and what can be learned from it as temperatures on the Himalayan peaks rise faster than in other parts of the world.
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An audio version of the English Wikipedia article "Introduction to general relativity" as of May 2021.
English : An audio version of the English Wikipedia article "Introduction to general relativity" as of May 2021.
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A talk at the Wikimedia conference Wikimania 2024 about a "multimedia gap" in Wikipedia and Commons of audio files.
English : A talk at the Wikimedia conference Wikimania 2024 about a "multimedia gap" in Wikipedia and Commons of audio files.
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A video showing how locally-installed generative AI (Stable Diffusion) can be used for video game design such as for the creation of textures for game elements like room walls. The video shows how to install and use an extension for the cross-platform game engine editor Unity Editor so that the AI can be used for this from within the game editor.
English : A video showing how locally-installed generative AI (Stable Diffusion) can be used for video game design such as for the creation of textures for game elements like room walls. The video shows how to install and use an extension for the cross-platform game engine editor Unity Editor so that the AI can be used for this from within the game editor.
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A video showing a mummy from ancient Egypt.
Egyptologists at Chicago's Field Museum have opened the coffin of a 2,500-year-old Egyptian mummy to repair damage. The necessity of performing conservation work gives scholars a rare opportunity to see a mummy from the inside and to learn more about ancient Egyptian burial practices.
Egyptologists at Chicago's Field Museum have opened the coffin of a 2,500-year-old Egyptian mummy to repair damage. The necessity of performing conservation work gives scholars a rare opportunity to see a mummy from the inside and to learn more about ancient Egyptian burial practices.
English : A video showing a mummy from ancient Egypt.
Egyptologists at Chicago's Field Museum have opened the coffin of a 2,500-year-old Egyptian mummy to repair damage. The necessity of performing conservation work gives scholars a rare opportunity to see a mummy from the inside and to learn more about ancient Egyptian burial practices.
Egyptologists at Chicago's Field Museum have opened the coffin of a 2,500-year-old Egyptian mummy to repair damage. The necessity of performing conservation work gives scholars a rare opportunity to see a mummy from the inside and to learn more about ancient Egyptian burial practices.
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A music video illustrating psychedelic art and electronic rock fused with trance music elements. Cosmic Dust Bin – Interstellar
English : A music video illustrating psychedelic art and electronic rock fused with trance music elements. Cosmic Dust Bin – Interstellar
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