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The Lost Genius of Roald Dahl
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Everyone knows Roald Dahl’s stories, and several generations have grown up on Willy Wonka, Matilda, and more. But lurking behind the Oompa Loompas and the giant peaches is the life of a scientist, an inventor, and a medical pioneer so important that his work has saved thousands of lives worldwide -- and Dahl did his best to make sure you didn’t know it.
The bizarre life of Roald Dahl is a true story full of twists, turns, and tragedies. He survived his own traumatic brain injury in a World War II plane crash, and it might have done him a bit of good as a creator. But years later when his infant son was hit by a taxi, Roald harnessed his surprisingly deep medical and scientific knowledge to help create a cerebral valve that would benefit generations of children… all while keeping his own involvement quiet.
His most significant contribution to medicine may have come after that when his wife Patricia Neal suffered a series of strokes. Roald Dahl wasn’t a neurology expert, and he had no special expertise in brain injury or stroke recovery. What he did have was a creative mind, and the regimen he invented to rehabilitate Pat’s brain and body became the standard for our treatment of strokes.
Was Roald Dahl a fantastic artist, or was he a talented scientist? The answer is… yes. And that begs the question: is there even a difference?
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  • @ethervagabond
    @ethervagabond Před 45 minutami

    Bro that music you're playing when you're talking about their new Jerusalem in Florida sounds like battle music from Arcanum: Of Steamworks and Magica Obscura which is...really appropriate lol

  • @AVGNfan01
    @AVGNfan01 Před 2 hodinami

    People need to know BetterHelp is living off exploitation and illegally selling sensitive data that hurt actual people. This is far enough.

  • @melvinbrookins6313
    @melvinbrookins6313 Před 4 hodinami

    @3:00

  • @user-de6bh9zf2l
    @user-de6bh9zf2l Před 8 hodinami

    5:08 now 100!

  • @user-de6bh9zf2l
    @user-de6bh9zf2l Před 8 hodinami

    4:32 you drew 23! lines

  • @user-de6bh9zf2l
    @user-de6bh9zf2l Před 8 hodinami

    365 Babies?

  • @benmcreynolds8581
    @benmcreynolds8581 Před 8 hodinami

    This guy has always been my favorite author. His creations are like no one else's. This is fascinating to learn about his invention and scientific mindset and skills as well. What a uniquely special human being

  • @spencercarleton2247
    @spencercarleton2247 Před 9 hodinami

    Best part is this situation is literally done as an AP stats practice problem. This story is proven by thousands of kids every year.

  • @JasonPruett
    @JasonPruett Před 9 hodinami

    a billionaire? 1 billion yuan = 138,537,000.00 United States Dollar. what is a yuan ? what is a dollar? fiat currency worthless. an evidence of debt not wealth. it says federal reserve note. a note is an evidence of debt. who do we owe? the same people everyone on earth owes. guess who.

  • @JasonPruett
    @JasonPruett Před 9 hodinami

    people always have two reasons for the things they do. their reason and the REAL reason. the argument is limited resources it is a false argument. the real reason is technology cannot overcome numbers. if the world every wakes up to what has been done to them it will be the end of the globalists plans for a NWO to appear any time soon. again their fear is invalid. the world is fast asleep they have no clue what is happening and even when the door of the trap shuts they still won't notice much. all we care is give us welfare make sure the economy works and we will do whatever you say. "As the madmen make a play on words and have us all dance to their song." 90 seconds to midnight

  • @7557adam
    @7557adam Před 10 hodinami

    Oh dont make him out to be a good person. He was very antisemitic.

  • @funnifunnifunni
    @funnifunnifunni Před 10 hodinami

    yeah its 1/7 of your life, 1/7 of your life, 1/7 of your life, 1/7 of your life, 1/7 of your life, 1/7 of your life, and 1/7 of your life

  • @LiamLovesPi
    @LiamLovesPi Před 10 hodinami

    Is supposed to be 3.1415

  • @gameplay-gameplay
    @gameplay-gameplay Před 11 hodinami

    We can never know if there are things we can never know. For that we would need to know everything, and for that we would need someone to tell us when we know it all, from there it is just a matter of trust.

  • @duncanfeyd4056
    @duncanfeyd4056 Před 12 hodinami

    That takes more effort than just weighing each stack though....

  • @softwaifu
    @softwaifu Před 12 hodinami

    STOP SHILLING BETTER HELP seriously

  • @BirbboiGD
    @BirbboiGD Před 12 hodinami

    i thought it was 3.1415

  • @ExzaktVid
    @ExzaktVid Před 13 hodinami

    The only issue is that a lot of countries aren’t contiguous though.

  • @oostrich.
    @oostrich. Před 13 hodinami

    This is one of the best videos I've ever watched on this addictive platform Such a fascinating documentary.

  • @jf2176
    @jf2176 Před 14 hodinami

    Anyways. Have you guys watched a documentary called The corporation?

  • @themr_wilson
    @themr_wilson Před 14 hodinami

    11:00 what happened more in 1842?

  • @davesproles2708
    @davesproles2708 Před 14 hodinami

    Wow, that was genuinely fascinating ...........

  • @mousermind
    @mousermind Před 14 hodinami

    Very over the top with the energy, borderline screaming at us, but a nice video nevertheless.

  • @trioz1819
    @trioz1819 Před 14 hodinami

    The nerves no pain no exist is just a words

  • @OliveeMPG
    @OliveeMPG Před 16 hodinami

    These type of video make me have a existencial crise

  • @Joanna_1032
    @Joanna_1032 Před 16 hodinami

    What if you start second ??

  • @osheridan
    @osheridan Před 18 hodinami

    I clicked on this expecting to see some weird historical cult, but instead I found another group of people to be thankful for

  • @Divyam_Bafna
    @Divyam_Bafna Před 22 hodinami

    This is soo great ! One of my fav author is also such important person in field of medicine, and I am also studying medicine 😅

  • @ocularzombie6679
    @ocularzombie6679 Před 22 hodinami

    Here are a couple of asterisks to that proof. 1. entities that have 5 way borders in other situations (yes this is possible) 2. a tenth one surrounding the other 9 wouldn't work

  • @harsh9558
    @harsh9558 Před 22 hodinami

    Damn this was lit 🔥

  • @hmmer3471
    @hmmer3471 Před 23 hodinami

    I also thought we lived inside earth until I went to school

  • @ethervagabond
    @ethervagabond Před dnem

    I take issue with the idea that a "rebellious son" is "the earliest mention of a psychopath." A rebellious son does not constitute a psychopath. That's a bizarre and ridiculous leap.

  • @YourLocal_AverageViewer

    Its a paramedic but a doctor

  • @helpinghands56
    @helpinghands56 Před dnem

    That ice pick 💀

  • @moc.ebutuoy.www.
    @moc.ebutuoy.www. Před dnem

    "my winky is talking to me"

  • @sisin1236
    @sisin1236 Před dnem

    ask Naruto

  • @HiddenTigerObviNinja

    Vsauce2 is severely underrated

  • @wenglez7507
    @wenglez7507 Před dnem

    3.1415 Not 3.1416

  • @arkayenro8225
    @arkayenro8225 Před dnem

    unless they mapped out the data for every other nurse/shift as well wouldnt it be just another example of confirmation bias. typically youd find the same nurses working the same shifts, its just how it works. if they did use that graph in court the defence would have the same graph ready for all the other nurses in that unit negating it and seeding doubt.

  • @amazingblur3543
    @amazingblur3543 Před dnem

    are phizzwizards people who pee a lot?

  • @MartheElementalGod

    Uhh, I thought it was "3.141592..."

  • @erikahodges4345
    @erikahodges4345 Před dnem

    That is not even write it is 3.14159

  • @Nooticus
    @Nooticus Před dnem

    Absolutely phenomenal video. The fact that this doesn’t even have 100k views yet is a travesty. So much work clearly went into this video. What an incredible man who lived through so much loss

  • @esper86
    @esper86 Před dnem

    Kevin this one was really well put together man, bravo!👏👏

  • @kateapple1
    @kateapple1 Před dnem

    Are we just gonna ignore it and forget about the fact that this guy was not only a Nazi but a Nazi sympathizer and he partially funded the war?

  • @joshuadiliberto1103

    Best episode ever!

  • @lastnamefirstname8655

    roald dahl is truly amazing.

  • @Emil_Stoltz
    @Emil_Stoltz Před dnem

    "Now" refers to now, which is the time that he says it. By saying "my nose grows now", it'd mean that it grows while he's saying ir, which is false and therefore a lie

  • @ScarlaPhi
    @ScarlaPhi Před dnem

    There are scientific minds that are that cold logical outlook. But science is really asking the universe "how does that WORK?" And then working out the answer. And that's an inventive process. Also, stress relief, never underestimate stress relief. Even Spock played the harp.

  • @Jaxolp45
    @Jaxolp45 Před dnem

    Pinocchio nose grows when he INTENTIONALLY lies