How would the UK House of Commons look under MMP? Soliloquy 2015-05-20 | The UK House of Commons uses the first past the post voting system. This system doesn’t proportionally represent the votes cast by the population as there is only one winner in each seat. Hypothetically if one party gained 51% of the votes in every electorate, they would hold 100% of the seats in the house. New Zealand’s Parliament is modelled after Westminster, but in 1996 New Zealand changed from the first past the post voting system to a proportional system of representation. So how would the house look if the Kiwi’s system was used in the UK?Follow me on twitter: twitter.com/soliloquy084Like the FaceBook page: www.facebook.com/soliloquy084Further Reading : http://www.elections.org.nz/voting-system/mmp-voting-systemCGP Grey’s Politics in the animal Kingdom: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL7679C7ACE93A5638Music:Americana by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0
Why do Dutch people have funny names? Soliloquy 2021-11-29 | Follow Doctor “Lazy Person”, aka my wife, on Twitter: twitter.com/Dr_leeggangersAs a native English speaker living in the Netherlands, I’ve come across some unusual (for me) names. Some Dutch surnames are indeed rather amusing, or even insulting! So much so that a legend has formed around their origin; that these names were adopted in 1810 when Napoleon Bonaparte annexed Holland and forced the population to register an official name. But is there any truth to the legend?Support my videos on Patreon: patreon.com/soliloquyFollow me on Twitter: twitter.com/soliloquy084Like the FaceBook page: www.facebook.com/soliloquy084Chapters:0:00 An Exotic Beauty1:11 Napoleonic Rule2:34 The Patronymic System5:03 Dr. Lazy PersonRead More:themoderatevoice.com/whats-in-a-name-a-dutch-name-that-istranslate.google.com/translate?sl=nl&tl=en&u=http://www.naamkunde.net/?page_id%3D162expatica.com/nl/moving/society-history/dutch-names-102043baheyeldin.com/writings/culture/how-the-dutch-got-their-funny-names.htmlnl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naaktgeborenyoutube.com/watch?v=Q3AJZfrlWUQ&ab_channel=MentalFlosshttps://www.dutchgenealogy.nl/popular-dutch-surnames/https://www.ernieramaker.nl/raar.php?t=achternamenhttps://pure.knaw.nl/ws/portalfiles/portal/478440/Respons_8.pdfhttps://www.stichtingbehoudvanoud.nl/genealogie-nederland/nederlandse-achternamen/achternamen-l/verklaring-van-achternamen-lcrwflags.com/fotw/flags/nl-fr.html
How New Zealand became Nuclear-Free Soliloquy 2021-07-23 | Check out the other #ProjectMAD videos: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLjnwpaclU4wXW18I7joPDPXmfL1zepBNvIn 1987, the New Zealand parliament passed the “New Zealand Nuclear Free Zone, Disarmament, and Arms Control Act” writing into law that New Zealand would be Nuclear-Free. This was the last act in a series of events where being anti-nuclear increasingly became part of the Kiwi identity, so how did New Zealand get to this position?Chapters:0:00 A MAD Introduction1:22 Treaties and Testing4:14 Ships and the 1984 Election6:02 The USS Buchanan6:48 A Debate at the Oxford Union8:50 The Rainbow Warrior10:37 A Patriotic IdentitySupport my videos on Patreon: patreon.com/soliloquyFollow me on Twitter: twitter.com/soliloquy084Like the FaceBook page: www.facebook.com/soliloquy084Read More:Nuclear-free New Zealand - New Zealand History - nzhistory.govt.nz/politics/nuclear-free-nz“I Can Smell The Uranium On Your Breath” — Anti-Nuclear New Zealand 30 Years On - EHF - stories.ehf.org/i-can-smell-the-uranium-on-your-breath-anti-nuclear-new-zealand-30-years-on-1d870838332cDrunk, defiant Muldoon snaps, calls election - Stuff - stuff.co.nz/dominion-post/capital-life/74476770/drunk-defiant-muldoon-snaps-calls-election---150-years-of-newsMutually Assured Destruction - Wikipedia - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mutual_assured_destructionANZUS Treaty - US Office of the Historian - history.state.gov/milestones/1945-1952/anzusThe Oxford Debate - youtube.com/watch?v=sCZFPfe0LvANew Zealand v. France Case Overview - ICJ - icj-cij.org/en/case/59New Zealand v. France Case Report - ICJ - legal.un.org/riaa/cases/vol_XX/215-284.pdfUndiplomatic: What US diplomats really thought about NZ - Stuff - stuff.co.nz/national/politics/115390176/undiplomatic-what-us-diplomats-really-thought-about-nz#NewZealand #NuclearFree
The Libertarian Utopia That Almost Caused A War Soliloquy 2021-03-10 | Located hundreds of kilometres south of Fiji and Tonga in the Minerva Reefs are almost relevant. However, in 1971, a group of ambitious American libertarians attempted to form their own micronation on the sunken atoll. The Republic of Minerva would have been a libertarian utopia; with no taxes or government intervention of any kind. Fortunately (unless you’re a right-wing libertarian) the plans ran aground as the nations surrounding the Minerva Reefs were less than impressed with their new neighbour. But although everyone agrees that The Republic of Minerva does not have a claim on the reefs, the area remains disputed today with both Tonga and Fiji claiming sovereignty over the reefs.Support my videos on Patreon: patreon.com/soliloquyFollow me on Twitter: twitter.com/soliloquy084Like the FaceBook page: www.facebook.com/soliloquy084Read More:nzgeo.com/stories/empire-of-the-seabooks.google.co.nz/books?id=CfXPH_gof_cC&pg=PA69&lpg=PA69&dq=whaleship+Minerva+reef&source=bl&ots=d1FK_ER3f4&sig=ACfU3U3viPsAt16qcFnygyiyDHYx1PqN2g&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwji2O2V0-_oAhUEGewKHWJBAPkQ6AEwDnoECAoQAQ#v=onepage&q=whaleship%20Minerva%20reef&f=falsehttp://passengersinhistory.sa.gov.au/node/931861http://forum.sealionpress.co.uk/index.php?threads/the-phoenix-foundation-libertarian-colonialism.757newint.org/features/1981/07/01/phoenixnytimes.com/1972/02/27/archives/pacific-islanders-fight-reef-plan-seek-to-halt-the-creation-of.htmlatlasobscura.com/places/republic-of-minervaforumsec.org/south-pacific-forum-canberra-23-25-february-1972http://www.queenoftheisles.com/HTML/Republic%20of%20Minerva.htmlhttps://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-334667295/view?partId=nla.obj-334905636#page/n122/mode/1uphttp://www.stuff.co.nz/world/south-pacific/5008060/Fiji-Tonga-war-over-Minerva-Reefbbc.com/news/blogs-news-from-elsewhere-28160699#Fiji #Tonga #Minerva
Why the New Zealand Cannabis Referendum Failed. Soliloquy 2020-11-18 | Alongside the recent New Zealand Election, Kiwis were asked two additional questions. One on whether euthanasia should be legal, and the other on making recreational cannabis legal. While the euthanasia referendum received a resounding yes from voters, the cannabis referendum was narrowly defeated, meaning that cannabis use will remain a criminal offence in New Zealand. But given how close this vote was, the cannabis referendum could easily have gone the other way, so in this video let’s explore what went wrong for the Yes Campaign.See my other New Zealand election videos:2020 Election Video: youtu.be/gphwAdeuta8How Jacinda Ardern turned 49% into 53%: youtu.be/egYorzy1Ofg2017 Election Video: youtu.be/uzDlAZDToK8Support my videos on Patreon: patreon.com/soliloquyFollow me on Twitter: twitter.com/soliloquy084Like the FaceBook page: www.facebook.com/soliloquy084Read More:scoop.co.nz/stories/PO2002/S00165/dunne-speaks-cannabis-referendum-looking-shaky.htmstuff.co.nz/business/119640440/nz-referendum-polling-is-prompting-a-cannabis-industry-rethinknewshub.co.nz/home/politics/2020/10/why-the-cannabis-referendum-is-too-close-to-call-and-who-s-to-blame-if-it-fails.htmlthespinoff.co.nz/politics/25-09-2020/a-night-in-gore-with-new-zealands-most-formidable-conservative-campaignersstuff.co.nz/national/politics/300146269/how-drug-reform-advocates-just-lost-the-battle-for-a-generationstuff.co.nz/national/politics/opinion/123252912/election-2020-one-referendum-passes-another-fails?rm=aparliament.nz/en/pb/hansard-debates/rhr/combined/HansDeb_20190807_20190807_28rnz.co.nz/news/national/403327/fewer-low-level-drug-charges-laid-health-referrals-increasenewshub.co.nz/home/politics/2020/09/nz-election-2020-winston-peters-hits-out-at-hypocrisy-of-having-smokefree-2025-goal-alongside-cannabis-referendum.html
How Jacinda Ardern turned 49% into 53% Soliloquy 2020-10-28 | In the recent New Zealand Election, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern’s Labour party came away with almost a majority of the vote, but from this, they will get an absolute majority in Parliament, so how did they manage this and turn 49% into 53%.This is a bonus video associated with my 2020 New Zealand election video: youtu.be/gphwAdeuta8Support my videos on Patreon: patreon.com/soliloquyFollow me on Twitter: twitter.com/soliloquy084Like the FaceBook page: www.facebook.com/soliloquy084Read more:en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electoral_system_of_New_Zealandrnz.co.nz/national/programmes/the-house/audio/2018684041/setting-the-electoral-thresholdnzherald.co.nz/nz/political-roundup-how-low-can-the-mmp-threshold-go/Z33YCIS2QONMQH3YWRGCBT4L44stuff.co.nz/national/politics/opinion/97467871/analysis-its-time-to-ditch-the-mmp-thresholdnzherald.co.nz/nz/the-green-party-will-introduce-a-members-bill-which-would-ban-all-offshore-political-donations/S3WUUPPGYHRL4HIUV6VH4S4Y4U
The 2020 New Zealand Election Explained Soliloquy 2020-10-18 | New Zealand has had a general election. The question though, was never who would be the governing party, but what would be the exact makeup of that government. In this video, we follow the story of the election campaigns and find out.Other videos that cover MMP:How would the UK House of Commons look under MMP? - youtu.be/Au_94POF87kThe 2017 New Zealand Election Explained - youtu.be/uzDlAZDToK8Time Stamps:0:00 A National Coup00:56 Curriculum Vitae: Todd Muller02:04 Todd Muller’s short leadership5:33 Another leader for National06:41 Polling and the Margin of Error07:15 A Disaster Government08:01 How MMP works8:56 A Covid-19 Outbreak9:56 Changing an Election Date11:14 The Green School Saga13:06 Parties and Policies17:01 Future Soliloquy with the Election ResultsSupport my videos on Patreon: patreon.com/soliloquyFollow me on Twitter: twitter.com/soliloquy084Like the FaceBook page: www.facebook.com/soliloquy084A further reading list can be found in this document: docs.google.com/document/d/1Oe-oduOllZrX6jYu7Stv4-PeL88HdylDMZTR3_hgmqQ/edit?usp=sharing#NewZealand #Politics
The One Nation That Gave Up Its Nuclear Weapons Soliloquy 2020-09-30 | Nations that develop nuclear weapons often do so as a deterrent to any would-be attacker; it is a significant investment and so these nations, especially the smaller nations on the nuclear list, are threatened by nations surrounding them.Just one nation though has walked this path in both directions. South Africa, under Apartheid, was diplomatically isolated from the world, and thus felt the need to develop the most powerful defence imaginable. But the end of Apartheid also brought the end of their Nuclear Arsenal.Support my videos on Patreon: patreon.com/soliloquyFollow me on Twitter: twitter.com/soliloquy084Like the FaceBook page: www.facebook.com/soliloquy084Read Moreatomicheritage.org/history/south-african-nuclear-programweb.archive.org/web/20120928185925/http://www.nti.org/country-profiles/south-africa/nuclearnationalinterest.org/blog/buzz/how-south-africa-built-nuclear-weapons-and-then-gave-them-27066https://books.google.nl/books?id=vgwAAAAAMBAJ&printsec=frontcover#v=onepage&q&f=falsearmscontrolwonk.com/archive/1200544/revisiting-south-africas-bombisis-online.org/uploads/isis-reports/documents/Civil_Stocks_of_HEU_Worldwide_October_7_2015_Final.pdfhttps://www.princeton.edu/~aglaser/2008aglaser_bulletin.pdfjournals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.2968/064004010nytimes.com/1976/12/05/archives/how-atoms-for-peace-because-bombs-for-sale-bombs-for-sale.html#SouthAfrica # NuclearWeaponsProgram
Why do Dutch cities get renamed for 3 days a year? Soliloquy 2020-02-23 | For three days each year, Dutch cities get renamed. For example, the city I live in changes from Oosterhout to Kaaiendonk! This is all done as part of the Burgundian Carnival tradition, but let’s take a deeper look. It all started in Oeteldonk ... Support my videos on Patreon: patreon.com/soliloquyFollow me on Twitter: twitter.com/soliloquy084Like the FaceBook page: www.facebook.com/soliloquy084 Theme tune by Richard Jones. Read more:(English) https://www.army.mil/article/199897/carnaval_in_the_netherlands_its_origins_and_traditions(English) denboschfreetours.wordpress.com/2018/01/29/the-history-of-oeteldonk(English) integratedexpat.wordpress.com/2016/03/07/language-of-dutch-carnival-dialect-royalty-fools(English List of names) heavenly-holland.com/carnival-names(Dutch) oeteldonk.org/over-oeteldonk/geschiedenis(Dutch) fenvlaanderen.be/carnaval/wat-carnaval(Dutch) Atlas van de Nederlandse taal: Editie Nederland By Mathilde Jansen, Nicoline van der Sijs, Fieke Van der Gucht, Johan De CaluweDown the Wikipedia rabbit hole: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carnival_in_the_Netherlands#Name_changing#DutchHistory #Carnival #Oeteldonk
Why is Ireland Not Part of The United Kingdom? Soliloquy 2019-09-30 | Protect your internet with NordVPN by going to nordvpn.com/soliloquy to get 70% off a 3-year plan and use code Soliloquy to get an additional month for free!The relationship between the United Kingdom and Ireland has always been a difficult one, today we see this with the Irish Boarder being the sticking point for Brexit negotiations. But, the history of this relationship goes much further back. Indeed for 800 years the English held control of the island of Ireland. Let’s look at this history and answer the question of why Ireland is not part of the United Kingdom?Support my videos on Patreon: patreon.com/soliloquyFollow me on Twitter: twitter.com/soliloquy084Like the FaceBook page: www.facebook.com/soliloquy084Theme tune by Richard Jones.Read More:enjoy-irish-culture.com/dermot-macmurrough.htmlGillingham, John (2000). The English in the Twelfth Century. Boydell & Brewer Ltd. pp. 42–43, 145.bartleby.com/268/6/17.htmlhistory.com/topics/british-history/easter-risingbritannica.com/topic/dominion-British-Commonwealth#History #Ireland #IrishHistory
How a Dutchman became the King of England Soliloquy 2019-06-08 | In 1689 a new King and Queen were crowed in England, it was an unusual event, the pair would rule as coregents and the King wasn’t English but Dutch. The story, or perhaps stories, of how a Dutchman found himself King of England is a turning point in history. This event concluded England’s Glorious Revolution, and led on to cement a Major constitutional change. Catholics would be prevented from taking the crown and the English Bill of rights would come from this bloodless revolution.This Video is part of #ProjectRevolution, see the full playlist here: bit.ly/Project_RevolutionSupport my videos on Patreon: patreon.com/soliloquyFollow me on Twitter: twitter.com/soliloquy084Like the FaceBook page: www.facebook.com/soliloquy08Theme tune by Richard Jones.Learn More:britannica.com/event/Glorious-Revolutionbritannica.com/biography/William-Sancroft#ref910407nypl.org/blog/2008/02/17/hand-press-propagandathehistoryofparliament.wordpress.com/2017/02/01/a-glorious-revolutionyoutu.be/Gx9N0mrTPtwyoutu.be/M9PRYhT09l0#EnglishHistory #DutchHistory
How do Tulips know when its Spring? Soliloquy 2019-04-17 | It’s spring in the northern hemisphere and the landscape is filled with flowers, but plants don’t own calendars, so how do they know when to bloom? And furthermore, how did us humans know how the plants know when? (this is getting a bit meta)Support my videos on Patreon: patreon.com/soliloquyFollow me on Twitter: twitter.com/soliloquy084Like the FaceBook page: www.facebook.com/soliloquy08Theme tune by Richard Jones.Learn More:Structural Features Determining Flower-Promoting Activity of Arabidopsis FLOWERING LOCUS T (2014) WW Ho Ho and D Weigel, Plant Cell, http://www.plantcell.org/content/26/2/552Florigen Coming of Age after 70 Years (2006) J Zeevaart, Plant Cell, http://www.plantcell.org/content/18/8/1783Tulipa gesneriana and Lilium longiflorum PEBP Genes and Their Putative Roles in Flowering Time Control (2017) H Leeggangers et. al., Plant and Cell Physiology academic.oup.com/pcp/article/59/1/90/4568574 [my wife's paper]FT Protein Acts as a Long-Range Signal in Arabidopsis (2007) K Jaeger and P Wigge, Current Biology, cell.com/action/showPdf?pii=S0960-9822%2807%2901388-7Florigen: The Hidden Hormone (2016) V Hanlon, The Science Creative Quarterly, scq.ubc.ca/florigen-the-hidden-hormoneHow do Plants Know When to Flower? Wonderopolis, wonderopolis.org/wonder/how-do-plants-know-when-to-flowerFlorigen, Wikipedia en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Florigen
Frisland, the Fake Isles. Soliloquy 2019-01-08 | In 1558 Nicolò Zeno announced to the world he had found in his family home in Venice, a map and accompanying letters that described a long voyage made by the his ancestors. On this voyage the Zeno Brothers found an island called Frisland, there is just one problem, Frisland doesn’t exist. Nicolò had invented the entire story, which was widely believed to be true for centuries and in doing so put his family name in the history books.Support my videos on Patreon: patreon.com/soliloquyFollow me on Twitter: twitter.com/soliloquy084Like the FaceBook page: www.facebook.com/soliloquy08Theme tune by Richard Jones.Learn More:atlasobscura.com/articles/zeno-map-phantom-island-cartographybigthink.com/strange-maps/62-frisland-an-italian-fabrication-in-the-north-atlantichttp://expositions.nlr.ru/eng/ex_map/invented_territory/islands.php
Mexico’s Lost Island of Bermeja Soliloquy 2018-11-06 | The island of Bermeja appeared on many maps for almost four centuries; until a survey team failed to find the island in 1997, it marked Mexico’s most northern point in the Gulf of Mexico. Failing to find it had serious implications for Mexico, reducing Mexico’s Exclusive Economic Zone in the area and allocating vast areas of the oil-rich waters to the Untitled States of America. But how could an island just disappear?Support my videos on Patreon: patreon.com/soliloquyFollow me on Twitter: twitter.com/soliloquy084Like the FaceBook page: www.facebook.com/soliloquy08Theme tune by Richard Jones.Learn More:http://mexicounexplained.com/isla-bermeja-mexicos-disappearing-islandbbc.co.uk/programmes/p02rh1p5en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bermejahttp://andrewpekler.com/phantom-islands
Why Hawaii Flies Its Cows Soliloquy 2018-09-28 | When Hawaiian Ranchers want to export cattle to the continental United States, sometimes they load their cows onto jet airlines and fly them across the ocean. By weight air travel is far more expensive than shipping on an ocean going ship, so you might ask why these farmers go to the additional expense. The answer comes down to the Merchant Marine Act of 1920, more commonly known as the Jones Act. This act includes protectionist measures over domestic shipping, and results in air travel for cattle making economic sense. In this video we explore the historical arguments for the Jones Act that lead us to but cows on planes.Support my videos on Patreon: patreon.com/soliloquyFollow me on Twitter: twitter.com/soliloquy084Like the FaceBook page: www.facebook.com/soliloquy08Theme tune by Richard Jones.Read Morenpr.org/templates/transcript/transcript.php?storyId=554046425&t=1534354263758vox.com/policy-and-politics/2017/9/27/16373484/jones-act-puerto-ricomercatus.org/system/files/mercatus-grennes-jones-act-v2.pdfforbes.com/sites/lorenthompson/2017/10/17/maritime-security-five-reasons-the-jones-act-is-a-bargain/#825b7c53d960pbs.org/newshour/nation/jones-act-explained-waiving-means-puerto-rico
Why dont we fill an Airship with a Vacuum? Soliloquy 2018-06-12 | In the early 1900s massive airships ruled the sky, offering luxury commercial travel significantly faster than the steamships that ruled the waves. But a series of disasters, including the demise of Britain’s R101 and culminating in the infamous Hindenburg disaster shattered public confidence in airships. Hydrogen proved too volatile for the public’s safety, and was replaced with helium. But the lack of lift that helium provides ended the commercial airship travel, but what if instead of helium, hydrogen was replaced with something lighter – a vacuum.Support my videos on Patreon: patreon.com/soliloquyFollow me on Twitter: twitter.com/soliloquy084Like the FaceBook page: www.facebook.com/soliloquy08Learn More:youtu.be/ixxXhZVFXxQgpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CPRT-112HPRT72170/pdf/CPRT-112HPRT72170.pdf (stuff on congress - see pg 42)paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/LWM19000126.2.14ia802609.us.archive.org/19/items/aerialnavigatio00chicgoog/aerialnavigatio00chicgoog.pdfhttps://cdnc.ucr.edu/cgi-bin/cdnc?a=d&d=DAC18880805.2.120nasa.gov/directorates/spacetech/niac/2017_Phase_I_Phase_II/Evacuated_Airship_for_Mars_Missions
Why dont we use Viruses to Fight Diseases for Us? Soliloquy 2018-04-30 | Check out the partner video: youtu.be/XE-SA030lqoAntibiotic resistance is becoming a big problem, some strains of pathogens are now resistant to all antibiotics normally used in hospitals. But there is an alternative, using viruses that infect bacteria, bacteriophages, to fight the battle for us. This isn’t a new idea, in fact, Phage Therapy predates antibiotics; and for a time was greatly effective and uses in the Soviet Union. So why did Phage Therapy not find use in the west.Support my videos on Patreon: patreon.com/soliloquyFollow me on Twitter: twitter.com/soliloquy084Like the FaceBook page: www.facebook.com/soliloquy08Help out with the Survey: goo.gl/forms/nnPSTnvfI0WkIRiw1Read More:The strange history of phage therapy, William C. Summers, Bacteriophage. 2012 Apr 1; 2(2): 130–133.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3442826Pros and cons of phage therapy, Catherine Loc-Carrillo and Stephen T Abedon, Bacteriophage. 2011 Mar-Apr; 1(2): 111–114.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3278648Phage treatment of human infections, Stephen T Abedon, Sarah J Kuhl, Bob G Blasdel and Elizabeth Martin Kutter, Bacteriophage. 2011 Mar-Apr; 1(2): 66–85.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3278644
Why I Call Myself Agnostic Soliloquy 2018-02-28 | For most of my life, I’ve called myself Agnostic with regards to my religious beliefs. However, a search on YouTube soon reveals that Agnosticism is debunked, by Atheists insisting that Agnostics are in fact Atheists who don’t want to admit it. I disagree; I don’t think of myself as Atheistic, in my view Atheism is incompatible with the ideas of Agnosticism and in this video I explore my own views on the existence of a God.Support my videos on Patreon: patreon.com/soliloquyFollow me on Twitter: twitter.com/soliloquy084Like the FaceBook page: www.facebook.com/soliloquy084Help out with the Survey: goo.gl/forms/nnPSTnvfI0WkIRiw1Music:“Mysterioso March” and “Disconcerned” by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0“Jazz in Paris” by Media Right Productions
Why did the Dutch give up New York? Soliloquy 2018-01-30 | New York is one of the most influential cities in the world; economically, culturally and diplomatically it is a powerhouse. It’s population also largely speaks English, a legacy America has from it’s past as a British colony. But the English were not the first Europeans to settle New York. Before St Georges Cross was hoisted over New York; the Dutch flag flew over New Amsterdam – these places being one and the same.So how did the Dutch come to colonise here and how did the English manage to steal this jewel away from them?Watch Name Explains Video I mentioned: youtu.be/VXle30cHGkkSupport my videos on Patreon: patreon.com/soliloquyFollow me on Twitter: twitter.com/soliloquy084Like the FaceBook page: www.facebook.com/soliloquy08Help out with the Survey: goo.gl/forms/nnPSTnvfI0WkIRiw1Read More:http://www.historytoday.com/richard-cavendish/new-amsterdam-surrendered-englishnps.gov/nr/travel/kingston/colonization.htmnytimes.com/2014/08/26/nyregion/new-yorks-350th-birthday-party-your-invitation-isnt-lost-in-the-mail.htmlthoughtco.com/key-facts-about-new-amsterdam-104602http://www.let.rug.nl/usa/essays/general/the-united-states-of-america-and-the-netherlands/the-end-of-new-netherland.phpgilderlehrman.org/content/surrender-new-netherland-1664http://americanhistory.si.edu/many-voices-exhibition/unsettling-continent-1492%E2%80%931776/dutch-new-amsterdamhttp://www.thirteen.org/dutchny/interactives/document-dutch-articles-of-surrenderhttp://www.history.com/news/the-dutch-surrender-new-netherland-350-years-agohttp://www.womenhistoryblog.com/2008/03/dutch-womens-rights.html
Is the Shape of Colorado a Boring Rectangle? Soliloquy 2017-12-28 | If you look at a map of America you’ll see a couple of states that are rectangles. But if we take a closer look these states are not rectangles at all. The curvature of the Earth and errors present in surveys of the states have led to states such as Colorado actually not being rectangles at all. Thanks to Vlogbrothers for their sponsorship of this video.Check out HFS here: goo.gl/gNrBn1Read More/Watch More:HFS PODcast episode: youtu.be/c3vniicfctYhttp://legisworks.org/sal/12/stats/STATUTE-12-Pg172.pdfWhich states are polygons? 2007 College Mathematics Journal38(September):259.geology.utah.gov/map-pub/survey-notes/glad-you-asked/kink-in-utahs-borderhttp://www.howderfamily.com/blog/colorado-not-rectangle
Why is North Korea not part of South Korea? Soliloquy 2017-11-13 | The first 100 people to click this link will get a 2-month free trial http://skl.sh/soliloquythanks to Skillshare for their support.Since the end of the Second World War the Korean peninsula has been split in two. South Korean is a westernised economic powerhouse exporting countless mobile phones while North Korea is one of the most isolated regimes on the planet, shunned by most for threatening to export a nuclear warhead atop a missile. So to continue my “Why is X country not part of Y country?” series I’m asking the question of how there became two Koreas, before current events escalate and we see the second Korean War put an end to one or other of the nations.Support my videos on Patreon: patreon.com/soliloquyFollow me on Twitter: twitter.com/soliloquy084Like the FaceBook page: www.facebook.com/soliloquy084Help out with the Survey: goo.gl/forms/nnPSTnvfI0WkIRiw1Read more:http://www.slate.com/blogs/quora/2014/07/07/what_prompted_japan_s_aggression_before_and_during_world_war_ii.htmltheatlantic.com/international/archive/2015/12/japan-korea-comfort-women/422016http://www.history.com/topics/korean-warWatch more:The History of Korea - Learn Korean History in Under 12 Minutes (Learn Korean with GO! Billy Korean): youtu.be/GbhZ0RapV4UWhy Korea Split Into North and South Korea (WonderWhy): youtu.be/l0E9Kel8BtEWhat is the North Korean Prison System like? (The Exploration): youtu.be/sMywpnYUNp4Why North Korea Can't Build An ICBM (yet) (Real Engineering): youtu.be/A00QWVHem3AAudio EquipmentMicrophone: Audio-Technica AT4050ST - http://amzn.to/2xJZT1RVocal Booth: Editors Keys Studio Series Vocal Booth - http://amzn.to/2eyhhhHInterface: Tascam US-2x2 - http://amzn.to/2wySmUL***Soliloquy is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for Soliloquy to earn fees by linking to Amazon.com and affiliated sites. By using the links on this page to purchase products from Amazon you will support the creation of these videos.***
The 2017 New Zealand Election Explained Soliloquy 2017-09-24 | New Zealand has just gone through a general election. It turned out to be one of the closest races in New Zealand’s history full of twists and turns and ending on a knife-edge result. In this video, we look at how that election played out, from the system to the parties, the campaign and the results as they stand on election night.Timestamps:0:45 The System2:21 The Parties5:53 The Campaign10:44 The ResultsSupport my videos on Patreon: patreon.com/soliloquyFollow me on Twitter: twitter.com/soliloquy084Like the FaceBook page: www.facebook.com/soliloquy08Help out with the Survey: goo.gl/forms/nnPSTnvfI0WkIRiw1Audio EquipmentMicrophone: Audio-Technica AT4050ST - http://amzn.to/2xJZT1RVocal Booth: Editors Keys Studio Series Vocal Booth - http://amzn.to/2eyhhhHInterface: Tascam US-2x2 - http://amzn.to/2wySmUL***Soliloquy is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for Soliloquy to earn fees by linking to Amazon.com and affiliated sites. By using the links on this page to purchase products from Amazon you will support the creation of these videos.***
Why is Gibraltar not part of Spain? Soliloquy 2017-09-04 | Gibraltar is a British overseas territory on the southern tip of Spain. The British acquired Gibraltar from Spain in the War of the Spanish Succession and Spain has wanted it back ever since! What caused the War of the Spanish Succession? How has Spain attempted to retake Gibraltar? In short why is Gibraltar not part of Spain?Help out with the Survey: goo.gl/forms/nnPSTnvfI0WkIRiw1Support my videos on Patreon: patreon.com/soliloquyFollow me on Twitter: twitter.com/soliloquy084Like the FaceBook page: www.facebook.com/soliloquy08Read More:The Rock of the Gibraltarians: A History of Gibraltar - http://amzn.to/2vFmejJWikipedia rabbit hole: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_GibraltarWatch More:The War of the Spanish Succession (Wars of Louis XIV: Part II) - youtu.be/BlXJk2AWg4wPeople of the Rock: The Llanitos of Gibraltar - youtu.be/6S4pYLNwSFYGibraltar - My Rock Documentary - youtu.be/LKM_mpVZ344Audio EquipmentMicrophone: Audio-Technica AT4050ST - http://amzn.to/2xJZT1RVocal Booth: Editors Keys Studio Series Vocal Booth - http://amzn.to/2eyhhhHInterface: Tascam US-2x2 - http://amzn.to/2wySmUL***Soliloquy is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for Soliloquy to earn fees by linking to Amazon.com and affiliated sites. By using the links on this page to purchase products from Amazon you will support the creation of these videos.***
How many countries make up the UK? Soliloquy 2017-06-27 | In my video about Wales and the Union Jack, I said that the United Kingdom is made up of 4 countries, and boy did you guys tell me how wrong that was! Northern Ireland is a province you said. If you did a little deeper though, this is not a straightforward thing and has changed through history so here we look at how many countries make up the UK.Support my videos on Patreon: patreon.com/soliloquyFollow me on Twitter: twitter.com/soliloquy084Like the FaceBook page: www.facebook.com/soliloquy084Further Reading:J. Whyte; G. FitzGerald (1991), Interpreting Northern Ireland, Oxford: Oxford University Presshttp://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20080909013512/http://www.number10.gov.uk/Page823iso.org/files/live/sites/isoorg/files/archive/pdf/en/iso_3166-2_newsletter_ii-3_2011-12-13.pdfhttp://www.wales.com/about-wales/frequently-asked-questions#Question_11Wikipedia rabbit hole:en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Countries_of_the_United_Kingdom#cite_note-ISO_Newsletter_ii-3-2011-12-13-5en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alternative_names_for_Northern_IrelandMusic:"Lord of the Land" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0Jazz in Paris by Media Right Productions (YouTube Music Library)
Join the Soliloquy Community on Patreon Soliloquy 2017-05-30 | Support Soliloquy on Patreon: patreon.com/soliloquyThanks, everyone so much. Even if you are just watching my videos that still amazing! Together, let's make build this community stronger than ever!Follow me (Soliloquy) on twitter: twitter.com/soliloquy084Like the Soliloquy FaceBook page: www.facebook.com/soliloquy084
How humans made corn. Soliloquy 2017-04-30 | Corn or Maize is a staple food in many parts of the world, with total production surpassing that of wheat or rice. But it wasn’t always the high yield crop it is today. Ten thousand years ago a grass called Teosinte was domesticated somewhere in modern Mexico, the crop looked nothing like today's corn on the cob, the plant is highly branched, the kernels are small, few in number, not fused, and enclosed in a hard fruit case. But still, early farmers breed this grass into corn, so how did they do it?Check out Step Back History’s companion video on other Mesoamerican inventions: youtu.be/jmE2NhnJ6UQFollow me (Soliloquy) on twitter: twitter.com/soliloquy084Follow Tristan on twitter: twitter.com/TristanPEJLike the Soliloquy FaceBook page: www.facebook.com/soliloquy084
Why is Puerto Rico not part of the United States of America? Soliloquy 2017-03-31 | Puerto Rico is an unincorporated territory of the United States of America? She sits in an in-between limbo, neither a state or an independent nation. So how did Puerto Rico become owned by, but not part of America?Follow me on twitter: twitter.com/soliloquy084Like the FaceBook page: www.facebook.com/soliloquy084Further Reading and Watching:99PI Guano Mania: http://99percentinvisible.org/episode/guano-maniaSciShow, The World's Bird Poop Obsession: youtu.be/_H6pXsiOrVgIs Puerto Rico Part of the U.S.?: http://www.puertoricoreport.com/puerto-rico-part-u-s/#.WN5wf_mGOUlChronology, Spanish–American War: http://www.loc.gov/rr/hispanic/1898/chronology.htmlDe Lome letter: http://www.worldhistory.biz/modern-history/86826-de-lome-letter-1898.htmlDOWNES v. BIDWELL: http://caselaw.findlaw.com/us-supreme-court/182/244.htmlMusic:"Tango de Manzana" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0Jazz in Paris by Media Right Productions (YouTube Music Library)
Why does Homosexuality Evolve? Soliloquy 2017-02-22 | Homosexual sex doesn’t lead to reproduction. So given that evolution by natural selection favours genes that increase an organism's reproductive success, why does evolution not drive homosexuality to extinction?Watch the "evolution of things" playlist:youtube.com/watch?v=UsX2vfFNPak&list=PL71myvNLlKOIBrujrvUo4nZT6jsf2hoVI&ab_channel=SoliloquyFollow me on twitter: twitter.com/soliloquy084Like the FaceBook page: www.facebook.com/soliloquy084Watch More:Richard Dawkins on homosexuality and evolution.youtu.be/IDmQns78FR8Dig Deeper:Fruit Flies: http://rspb.royalsocietypublishing.org/content/282/1809/201504298% of sheep are gay: academic.oup.com/endo/article-lookup/doi/10.1210/en.2003-1098LargeSwedish twin study: http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs10508-008-9386-1http://puvodni.mzm.cz/Anthropologie/downloads/articles/2012/Bartova_2012_p61-70.pdfdarwinbookcats.wordpress.com/2011/07/06/the-evolution-of-human-homosexual-behaviorhttp://www.towleroad.com/2014/11/scientists-say-homosexuality-is-an-essential-part-of-human-evolutionMusic:"Walking Along" and "No Good Layabout" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0Jazz in Paris by Media Right Productions (YouTube Music Library)
How do we measure the length of a year? Soliloquy 2016-12-31 | The earth takes one year to orbit the sun but we can measure the length of a year in several ways. If I were to ask (and I do) how would you measure the length of a year?In reference to distant stars (youtu.be/CUEKJCa0LL0)By the time between two closest approaches of the Earth's orbit (youtu.be/qvXt27Zz5v4)By the time between two equinoxes (youtu.be/yR3z0brmwxg)By keeping track of the phases of the moon (youtu.be/7IVvzLYzXqQ)Further Reading: goo.gl/RNjB0B
What Colour is Water? Soliloquy 2016-11-21 | Water in a glass looks clear and colourless, but you still can't see the bottom of the ocean. Therefore, water is opaque! So what colour is water? And speaking of the bottom of the ocean, Giant Tube worms are weird!Follow me on twitter: twitter.com/soliloquy084Like the FaceBook page: www.facebook.com/soliloquy084Music:"The Other Side of the Door" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0Jazz in Paris by Media Right Productions (YouTube Music Library)Read More:osapublishing.org/ao/abstract.cfm?uri=ao-39-31-5843http://www.weather.gov.hk/education/edu06nature/ele_water_e.htmhttp://schaechter.asmblog.org/schaechter/2011/12/a-wormful-of-bugs.htmlscience.nasa.gov/science-news/science-at-nasa/2001/ast13apr_1http://www.whoi.edu/oceanus/feature/deep-sea-tubeworms-get-versatile-inside-help
Are Satan, Lucifer, and the Devil the same being? Soliloquy 2016-10-31 | Check out our video on Name Explain goo.gl/MvxLCNWhere do the names, but where do these names such as Satan, Lucifer, Beelzebub, and the Devil come from. In this video we try and summon the man himself, and after that fails Patrick from the channel Name Explain steps in to fill us in.Also thanks to Step Back history (goo.gl/XtqAn4) and Political Junkie (goo.gl/BTfGOQ) for their cameo appearances at the summoning.Follow me on twitter: twitter.com/soliloquy084Like the FaceBook page: www.facebook.com/soliloquy084Music:"Oppressive Gloom" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0Jazz in Paris by Media Right Productions (YouTube Music Library)Read more:Definition of Devil:http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/devil Beelzebub Origin: http://www.abarim-publications.com/Meaning/Beelzebub.htmlThe story of Satana: http://www.viewzone.com/matlock.html Lucifer etymology: http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=lucifer Isaiah 14:12:http://biblia.com/books/esv/Is14.12Luke 10:18 http://biblia.com/bible/esv/Luke%2010.18Is Iblis and Jinn or Angel?: islamqa.info/en/8976
Could Trump win under a Proportional System? Soliloquy 2016-09-15 | Could Trump or Sanders win if the US used a proportional system?The United States uses first passed the post for its electoral system, but many have argued that a proportional system would better represent the nation in the house of representatives. Here, we look at how America would look if it used the fully proportional system that is used in the Netherlands.For our experiment we gave trump his own 'Make America Great again' party, Hillary Clinton the establishment Democrats, Bernie Sanders Progressives- we even included Jill Stein and Gary Johnson.Will Trump or Sanders be able to take the Primeministership?*****Download Your Wallpapers Here: goo.gl/DTwHMq*****Check our calculations here: goo.gl/78nfZTThe data used in this analysis comes from realclearpolitics:http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2016/president/democratic_vote_count.htmlhttp://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2016/president/republican_vote_count.htmlhttp://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2016/president/us/general_election_trump_vs_clinton_vs_johnson_vs_stein-5952.htmlFollow me on twitter: twitter.com/soliloquy084Like the FaceBook page: www.facebook.com/soliloquy084Dutch Elections Act (English) for anyone who wants more details of the system being applied, for us the important part is chapter P:https://www.government.nl/binaries/government/documents/leaflets/2010/06/25/elections-act/pdf-voor-engelse-site-elections-act-2010.pdfMusic CreditsNews Theme by Kevin (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0Jazz in Paris by Media Right Productions (YouTube Music Library)Image CreditsTheresa May Photo: UK Home OfficeGordon Brown's official portrait: HM GovernmentFile:Angela Merkel: Armin Linnartz (creative commons 2.0)Gerhard Schröder: SPD-Schleswig-Holstein (creative commons 2.0)Hellen Cleark: United Nations Development ProgrammeMark Rutte Fotograaf by Nick van Ormondt
How I make a Soliloquy Video | 10K Subscriber Special Soliloquy 2016-08-29 | I’m often asked how I make my videos for YouTube and what equipment/software I use. To celebrate reaching 10,000 subscribers I’m going to answer these questions.Equipment (at the time of this video)Blue Yeti Microphone http://www.bluemic.com/products/yetiRODE PSA1 Swivel Mount http://www.rode.com/accessories/psa1Blue Microphones RADIUS II Microphone Shock MountFollow me on twitter: twitter.com/soliloquy084Like the FaceBook page: www.facebook.com/soliloquy084Music Credits:Professor and the Plant and Disco Medusae by Kevin (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0Jazz in Paris by Media Right Productions (YouTube Music Library)
Photosynthesis is Fascinating! Soliloquy 2016-08-15 | I find photosynthesis fascinating, so to convince you that that is true I have some little nuggets of information for you to impress your friends with. We’ll quickly touch on Water splitting, the production Reactive Oxygen Species, the Great Oxygenation Event the newest chlorophyll, Chlorophyll f and how to improve crops using our knowledge of photosynthesis.Follow me on twitter: twitter.com/soliloquy084Like the FaceBook page: www.facebook.com/soliloquy084Glossary:Cyanobacteria: A type of photosynthetic bacteria. The first organisms to undergo photosynthesis.Oxygenic: To produce oxygen. Oxygenic photosynthesis is the most common type of photosynthesis.Anaerobic: “Without air”. Anaerobic bacteria perform respiration without oxygen, and are intolerant of its presence.Aerobic: Aerobic respiration makes use of oxygen to release energy from carbohydrates.Stromatolites: Rock like structures formed in shallow water by microorganisms, especially cyanobacteria.Further Reading:My MSc thesis: http://hdl.handle.net/10523/2073A red-shifted chlorophyll - Chen et al http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20724585Optimizing Antenna Size to Maximize Photosynthetic Efficiency - Ort et al http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3014228I didn't know this at the time of upload but a few days before this video went up TED-Ed released a video on the great oxygenation event, it's more detailed than what I said here and is well worth a watch: youtu.be/dO2xx-aeZ4wPhotosynthesis: Plastid Biology, Energy Conversion and Carbon Assimilationedited by Julian J. Eaton-Rye, Baishnab C Tripathy and Thomas D. Sharkey http://amzn.to/2bDawYq (expensive but your university library might have a copy). *This is an affiliate link, IF you use them and purchase a product I will financially gain, and you will be supporting the channel*Credits:The Path of the Goblin King v2 and On the Ground by Kevin (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0Jazz in Paris by Media Right Productions from the YouTube music libarytromatolitheAustralie25 by C. Eeckhout (acceded from Wikimedia Commons) licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0.Map of Australia - Single Color by FreeVectorMaps.com (freevectormaps.com/australia/AU-EPS-01-0001?ref=atr)
Why is Canada not part of the United States? Soliloquy 2016-07-06 | Why is Canada not part of America? To answer this question I have invited Tristan from the channel Step Back History to tell us the story of how his nation remain independent of its southern neighbour.Check Out the Step Back History Channel: goo.gl/muUVkH(It’s really really awesome)Follow me on twitter: twitter.com/soliloquy084Like the FaceBook page: www.facebook.com/soliloquy084Music:"Isolated" and "Americana" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0Jazz in Paris by Media Right Productions (YouTube Music Library)Sources:Foner, Eric. Give me Liberty!Riendeau, Roger. A Brief History of Canada
From Empire to Europe: Imperial Preference Soliloquy 2016-06-08 | Great Britain built her empire on mercantile trade with her colonies. But after World War II, the economy of the United Kingdom was in ruin, in exchange for American support the UK turned away from mercantilism and embraced free trade, eventually, the economic situation lead the UK to join the European Union, and the British Empire faded.Follow me on twitter: twitter.com/soliloquy084Like the FaceBook page: www.facebook.com/soliloquy084Further Reading:http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/resources/idt-95a417ab-0982-4512-b550-20d68fd53f87#age-of-empire-6967http://www.johndclare.net/wwii1_economic_effects.htm http://history.howstuffworks.com/history-vs-myth/marshall-plan.htmhttp://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/Marshall_Planhttp://www.teara.govt.nz/en/overseas-trade-policy/page-4http://www.theaustralian.com.au/arts/books/a-necessary-shock/story-e6frg8nf-1225998508451
Why is Friday the 13th Unlucky? Soliloquy 2016-05-13 | Phobia expert Dr. Donald Dossey claims as many as 21 million Americans suffer from paraskevidekatriaphobia (fear of Friday the 13th). So how did this superstition come about? The short answer is we don’t really know, but there some interesting ideas as to why.Follow me on twitter: twitter.com/soliloquy084Like the FaceBook page: www.facebook.com/soliloquy084Further Reading:http://urbanlegends.about.com/cs/historical/a/friday_the_13th.htm http://www.snopes.com/luck/friday13.asphttp://www.infoplease.com/spot/friday13th.htmlhttp://mentalfloss.com/article/52696/why-friday-13th-considered-unluckyDutch study write-up http://uk.reuters.com/article/us-luck-idUKL1268660720080613
Why isnt Wales represented on the Union Jack? Soliloquy 2016-04-14 | The United Kingdom is famous for both its country of countries status and its iconic flag. But why is one of the countries, Wales, neglected in its representation on the Union Jack.?Download the wallpapers associated with this video for your phone or computer: goo.gl/AegvYyI apologise for anything I mispronounced, welsh is hard, and I have a long history of mispronouncing words.Follow me on twitter: twitter.com/soliloquy084Like the FaceBook page: www.facebook.com/soliloquy084Further Reading/Watching:http://www.unofficialroyalty.com/llywelyn-ap-iorwerth-llywelyn-fawrllywelyn-the-greathttp://www.bbc.co.uk/wales/history/sites/themes/society/royalty_llywelyn_ab_iorwerth.shtmlCGP Grey’s “The Difference between the United Kingdom, Great Britain and England Explained”: youtu.be/rNu8XDBSn10
The New Zealand Flag Referendum Explained Soliloquy 2016-03-24 | One expat Kiwi’s brief explanation of the two New Zealand flag referendums. My home nation of New Zealand has just completed two referendums to decide on if a new flag should replace the old national flag. New Zealand's flag is strikingly similar to the Australian flag, and uses a Union Jack in the canton, so some Kiwi’s feel that changing the flag would be appropriate. But with the results in the Old tried and true design flies proudly, so what happened?Follow me on twitter: twitter.com/soliloquy084Like the FaceBook page: www.facebook.com/soliloquy084Further Reading:Hands off the All Blacks fern: http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11507304Nike Shoe designer advice: http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11510969Conflict of Interest: http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11511139Silver fern and ISIS: http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/10580871/Silver-Fern-compared-to-terror-group-flagAll blacks flag mistaken for ISIS: tvnz.co.nz/one-news/new-zealand/all-blacks-flag-or-isis-tribute-prompts-confusion-and-police-calls-in-italy.htmlCall for the silver on black in the finals: http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11517842Fewer than 10 people showed up: http://www.newshub.co.nz/tvshows/campbelllive/does-new-zealand-care-about-a-new-flag-2015051919#axzz42PT5xZ9XPolling http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/national/298154/current-flag-the-favourite-pollWatch More:WonderWhy’s video on the first referendum: youtu.be/gfe3RtoFzXE
Question and Answer Video Soliloquy 2016-03-01 | Question and Answer Video! You asked now I answer because that’s how a Q&A works.Other YouTube Channels Mentioned:Favourite Small Channels:Step Back History: youtube.com/channel/UCxTdWpLJurbGlFMWOwXWG_AARTiculations: youtube.com/user/articulationsvlogConjecture: youtube.com/user/conjecturevlogFavourite Major Educational Channels:MinuteEarth: youtube.com/user/minuteearthTom Scott: youtube.com/user/enyayMathologer: youtube.com/channel/UC1_uAIS3r8Vu6JjXWvastJgFavourite Non-Educational Channels:WheezyWaiter: youtube.com/user/wheezywaiterNorthernLion: youtube.com/user/NorthernlionTableTop (playlist): youtube.com/playlist?list=PL4F80C7D2DC8D9B6C&ab_channel=Geek&SundryOther Channels Mentioned for anyone who has been living under a rock:ARTexplains: youtube.com/user/ARTexplainsCGP Grey: youtube.com/user/CGPGreyVSauce: youtube.com/user/VsauceVlogBrothers: youtube.com/user/vlogbrothersFollow me on twitter: twitter.com/soliloquy084Like the FaceBook page: www.facebook.com/soliloquy084Questions: (*indicates questions edited from original)0:11 What is your name?0:16 Where are you from?0:22 What are the pros and cons of living in New Zealand? 0:34 Why did you pick leaves and berries for your logo?*0:41 Why did you name your channel Soliloquy?*0:56 Why did you start this channel? *1:01 What is the font you're always using in your videos?*1:14 What qualifications do you have?*1:28 Where do you live?*1:33 Do you speak any languages other than English?*1:37 What are your hobbies outside of YouTube?*1:47 What's your favourite game?1:54 What's your favourite colour?2:05 What sports teams do you follow?*2:12 Would You Rather Fight a Horse-Sized Duck or a Hundred Duck-Sized Horses?2:21 Who are your favourite YouTubers?3:08 What YouTubers have influenced you as a creator?*3:26 Do you fear that your content will be too similar to CGPGrey and Wonderwhy?3:43 How do you decide on topics?4:01 Why don't you put out more videos?4:10 How long does it take to make one of your videos? *4:31 What are your future YouTube video ideas?4:42 Will you do collaborations?*4:57 What video of yours do you like the most?5:09 Can you answer my question?5:14 Do you like tacos?5:16 Boxers or briefs?5:19 What country has the best voting system and why?5:41 What advice would you give about how to reach that first milestone?Credits:Music:"Professor and the Plant" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons 3.0“Jazz In Paris” by Media Right ProductionsOtago Photo:“University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand, Clocktower Building”by Ulrich Lange, Dunedin, New Zealand. Licenced under Creative Commons 3.0.http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0
What is a Species? Soliloquy 2016-02-16 | The question ‘what is a species?’ might sound like a simple one. We have evolved to categorise plants and animals into types, some safe like field mushrooms and other less safe like fly agaric toadstools. We have developed this idea into the concept of a species, but this is an artificial construction and there are many examples of weird creatures that to a greater or lesser degree bend the definition of a species. Our world is complex and the idea of a species is a useful one to help us understand that world, but it has limitations and it is also important to know these limits.Follow me on twitter: twitter.com/soliloquy084Like the FaceBook page: www.facebook.com/soliloquy084Further Reading and viewing:What is a species - http://evolution.berkeley.edu/evolibrary/article/evo_41Limenitis arthemis butterflies - youtu.be/O4STc1r-nVsWarbler Ring Species - http://www.zoology.ubc.ca/~irwin/GreenishWarblers.htmlTimema tahoe - http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/14122050 and http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0960982211005537Bacterial species - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1764935Music Credits:“On the Ground” and “The Snow Queen” by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0
Ask Soliloquy a Question | 1000 Subscribers! | Thank You Soliloquy 2016-01-29 | With my channel passing 1000 subscribers I wanted to say a massive thank you to everyone who has watched and subscribed. THANK YOU!!!!If you have a question you would like to ask me please leave it in the comments, once I have a reasonable amount of questions I’ll make the Q&A video from those; my fellow creators might even get a shout-out in the process ;) Follow me on twitter: twitter.com/soliloquy084Like the FaceBook page: www.facebook.com/soliloquy084OpenSlate Report: openslatedata.com/news/the-long-tail-of-youtubeMusic Credits: “The Rule” and ”Off to Osaka” by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0
Radioactive Steel Soliloquy 2016-01-08 | Since the beginning of atomic testing steel has become weakly radioactive making it useless for applications sensitive to radiation such as in the manufacture of Giger Counters. Follow me on twitter: twitter.com/soliloquy084Like the FaceBook page: www.facebook.com/soliloquy084References:Sources of ionizing radiation:http://www.unscear.org/docs/reports/2008/09-86753_Report_2008_GA_Report_corr2.pdfNumber of nuclear explosions youtube.com/watch?v=LLCF7vPanrY&ab_channel=aConcernedHumanSteel from start to finish youtube.com/watch?v=9l7JqonyoKA&ab_channel=AllianceforAmericanManufacturingMusic credit:"Hitman"Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0Erratum:I mispronounced “Mili-Sieverts”, although I noticed during editing I didn’t think this error was big enough to warrant recording the audio again.
What is (and isnt) a GMO Soliloquy 2015-11-09 | CHECK OUT THE VIDEO FROM ARTExplanes: Why are People Terrified of GMOs? ARTexplains youtu.be/_zoq4kKmusYMany nations ban them, most people have eaten them, and some actively protest in opposition to their existence, but what exactly is a genetically modified organism, and what are some things that aren't a GMO but are nonetheless often confused with them?Follow me on twitter: twitter.com/soliloquy084Like the FaceBook page: www.facebook.com/soliloquy084FURTHER READINGRecombinant Insulinhttp://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/2690608http://americanhistory.si.edu/blog/2013/11/two-tons-of-pig-parts-making-insulin-in-the-1920s.htmlBt Cornhttp://www2.ca.uky.edu/entomology/entfacts/ef130.aspGFP Catshttp://blogs.scientificamerican.com/observations/jellyfish-genes-make-glow-in-the-dark-catsCisgenic Potatohttp://www.cisgenesis.com/content/view/6/34/lang,english1930 to 2014 in excess of 3200 mutagenic plant varietals have been releasedhttp://www-naweb.iaea.org/nafa/pbgMusic credit:"Phantom from Space" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0Image Credit:Hybrid corn Yellow Springs, Ohio.jpg by Lindsay Eyink licensed by Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 (from Wikimedia Commons commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Hybrid_corn_Yellow_Springs,_Ohio.jpg?uselang=en-gb)all other images and vector graphics used are from pixabay.com
Everything you ever wanted to know about colour (or color) Soliloquy 2015-08-19 | Was the orange tree named after the colour or was the colour named after its fruit? And why are things certain colours anyway? How do our eyes see colour? And is it colour or color?Note there are some sources that cite the origin of the work orange as coming from the Spanish word naranja. The example below states this however if you look and the sources it cites they claim the origin is from the French; as such I chose to present the French origin but want to mention this as well.http://sulcatamandy.hubpages.com/hub/all-about-orangeFollow me on twitter: twitter.com/soliloquy084Like the FaceBook page: www.facebook.com/soliloquy084Music:Funkorama by by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0Image credit.Zwei junge Zapfen einer Bergkiefer Pinus mugo (Wikimedia commons)Licensed under Creative Commons 3.0Other images are within the public domainFurther Reading:http://mentalfloss.com/article/29942/which-came-first-orange-color-or-orange-fruithttp://www.theguardian.com/theguardian/2010/mar/31/origin-of-the-orangehttp://grammarist.com/spelling/color-colourWatch More Videos:youtube.com/watch?v=iXBA3ovBjfk&ab_channel=vlogbrothersyoutube.com/watch?v=R3unPcJDbCc&ab_channel=Vsauceyoutube.com/watch?v=vQOEKy8l6IM&ab_channel=Mindcraft-FoodforThoughtyoutube.com/watch?v=uo8zxcKw-P8&ab_channel=TheHandBook
Brother Husbands Soliloquy 2015-07-14 | You may have seen TLC’s “Sister Wives” – The story of a polygamist family made up of one husband (happily?) married to four wives. But why is one husband and multiple wives more acceptable than the reverse. Polyandry dose exist and some cultures in Tibet take it a step further with fraternal polyandry – having literally Brother Husbands – two brothers sharing a single wife.Follow me on twitter: twitter.com/soliloquy084Like the FaceBook page: www.facebook.com/soliloquy084Music: Vadodora Chill Mix by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0Further reading:http://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2013/02/when-taking-multiple-husbands-makes-sense/272726And down the Wikipedia rabbit hole you go … en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polyandry_in_Tibet
How did Ancient Greek Philosophers Know the Earth was Round? Soliloquy 2015-04-04 | The Ancient Greeks had determined the planet was a sphere 2000 years before Columbus set sail for the New World, and they came up with estimates too! So how did the Ancient Greeks Philosophers work out that the Earth was a sphere and how on Earth did they figure out the size? Find out in this video.The abrupt ending of the video is due to this video originally being a collaboration, however, the accompanying video was taken down and the collaborating channel no longer uploads so I trimmed the end of the video since it no longer served a purpose.Follow me on twitter: twitter.com/soliloquy084Like the FaceBook page: www.facebook.com/soliloquy084Music:Brittle Rille by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0
The cat’s out of the bag on these 22 Phrases and Idioms! Soliloquy 2015-03-17 | In which we discuss the origins of 22 English phrases, idioms and expressions.Follow me on twitter: twitter.com/soliloquy084Like the FaceBook page: www.facebook.com/soliloquy084Music:“The Snow Queen” by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) licensed under Creative CommonsPhotos:Cat bag.jpg, by Lisa (Wikimedia commons) licensed under Creative Commons 2.0Iberian merchant grindding wheat.jpg, by Dorieo (Wikimedia Commons) licenced under Creative Commons 3.0Three Mustangs (7570026394).jpg, by russavia (Wikimedia Commons) licenced under Creative Commons 2.0Vectors from silhouettesfree.com
Naming in the “New” New World Soliloquy 2015-02-12 | European explorers named a few places after Old World sites in Australasia. Here is a quick summary of the “New” names in the South Pacific.Follow me on twitter: twitter.com/soliloquy084Like the FaceBook page: www.facebook.com/soliloquy084Credits:Music: Backed Vibes Clean Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0Vector maps from freevectormaps.com:Australia with States - Single ColorFiji - Single ColorNew Caledonia - Single ColorNew Zealand - Single ColorPapua New Guinea - Single ColorSolomon Islands - Single ColorVanuatu - Single ColorIndonesia - Single ColorGreat Britain with CountriesNetherlandsAfrica with Countries - Single ColorPictures:Rock wren.jpg (Creative Commons Attribution 2.0, Andrew, Wikimedia Commons)Cistothorus palustris Iona.jpg (Creative Commons Attribution 2.0, Greg7 on Flickr, Wikimedia Commons)Petroica boodang male - Knocklofty.jpg (Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0, JJ Harrison, Wikimedia Commons)Collared Bush Robin.jpg (Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0, Robert tdc, Wikimedia Commons) Snapper02 melb aquarium.jpg (GFDL v1.2, Fir0002, Wikimedia Commons)Paddletail melb aquarium.jpg (GFDL v1.2, Fir0002, Wikimedia Commons)Murray cod02 melb aquarium.jpg (GFDL v1.2, Fir0002, Wikimedia Commons)Gadus morhua Cod-2b-Atlanterhavsparken-Norway.JPG (Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.5, Hans-Petter field, Wikimedia Commons)Pinus jeffreyi cones BigBearLake.jpg (Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0, Ewen Roberts, Wikimedia Commons)Manukaflowers.jpg (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Manukaflowers.jpg)Cup of Earl Gray.jpg (Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0, David Wilmot, Wikimedia Commons)Sphenodon punctatus in Waikanae, New Zealand.jpg (Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0, flickr user PhillipC., Wikimedia Commons)Mediterranean house gecko.JPG (Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0, ZooFari, Wikimedia Commons)http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:GNU_Free_Documentation_License
How much water is floating in a cloud? Soliloquy 2015-01-29 | Clouds are amazing; they are made up of liquid water and ice (solid water) and yet they float in the sky seemingly weightless. But how much water do they really hold and how do they manage their levitation?Follow me on twitter: twitter.com/soliloquy084Like the FaceBook page: www.facebook.com/soliloquy084Credits:Music: Clouds, Huma-HumaCumulus cloud above Lechtaler Alps, Austria (Glg, wikimedia commons)Stratocumulus Clouds - Pacific Ocean (ISS Expedition 34 Crew, NASA)Dust dancing in the sunlight Me 074a (E.mil.mil, wikimedia commons)Vectors from silhouettesfree.com
