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Why did the Levees Fail During Katrina?
- Watch this video about the failing of the levees during Hurricane Katrina on HowStuffWorks. Investigations are underway regarding the specific cause of the 17th street canal breaches. Learn why the entire levee concept may be fundamentally flawed in this NOVA segment from PBS.
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Deadliest Catch: Big Bad Waves
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Check out the biggest and baddest waves from the most recent Opilio crab fishing season.
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Deadliest Catch: Crane Pots Hydraulics
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Northwestern Deck Boss Edgar Hansen explains how cranes, pots, and hydraulics work to keep a crab boat running.
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Deadliest Catch: The Wizard
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Capt. Keith Colburn extols the virtues of his beloved boat: The Wizard.
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Geni Shows New Way to Follow Family Tree
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Watch this video about genealogy and your family tree on HowStuffWorks. David Sacks, co-founder & CEO of Geni, shows how software lets people keep in touch with family members and learn about their past. See a new way to follow a family trees work... More »
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How Document Preservation Works
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Watch this video about the Charters of Freedom on HowStuffWorks. This NASA Destination Tomorrow Segment is describing how NASA atmospheric scientists contributed to the conservation of the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, and the Bill... More »
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Library for the Blind
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Watch this video about a library for blind persons on HowStuffWorks. Tiflolibros is a giant online library based in Argentina and it offers more than 20,000 titles which are all available in downloadable, audio-format. Most of the books are in... More »
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Peter Donnelly on Statistical Mistakes
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Watch this video from TED featuring Oxford statistician Peter Donnelly on HowStuffWorks. Donnelly explores the common mistakes humans make in interpreting statistics, and the devastating impact these errors can have on the outcome of criminal... More »
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Child Palaeontology Prodigy
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Watch this video about child prodigies on HowStuffWorks. At 11-years-old, Horacio Garcia Lozano is the youngest student to enroll at Mexico's Hidalgo University and his lecturers say he's on course to become one of the nation's best paleontologists... More »
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