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This brave little guy from my town has been fighting leukemia since last July and his treatments tragically haven't worked. His family needs immediate prayers and financial support to fly him to Italy for an experimental treatment this month.
If you were looking to donate to a good cause, this is as good as any I can think of. I can't imagine the stress and despair he and his family have and are enduring.
www.gofundme.com/f/support-coopers-journey-to-heal…
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letsfindout.gumroad.com/
TL;DR: To those getting mid-roll ads on my videos... I made them available for ~~$1~~ (edit: as of 5/8/25. I raised the price to $2.99, because Gumroad was taking $0.93 out of every $0.99 purchase in fees...) to download or stream with no ads (with the option to set your own price as a way to give a one-time payment without committing to monthly Patreon or Youtube Membership subscriptions). I've begun with my White Noise videos, because those have been getting mid-roll ads the most, but I'll be uploading my other content over the next few weeks.
The gumroad link above is now the official portal to purchase and watch all my content ad-free (yours to download onto your phone or computer or stream) for what I hope is a reasonable one-time payment (because ads and subscriptions generally suck, but I also have to support my family).
Why the paywalI? I'm generally a believer in owning a copy of the digital content I purchase, and am increasingly annoyed with streaming services whose content can be removed at any time, you never truly own, and don't have the full freedom to access like CDs and DVDs. Like other artists (to the extent I'm an artist) I spend a long time crafting all my videos (even the white noise believe it or not), so I believe it's fair to charge something for it.
On Youtube, I've only ever chosen to have pre-roll ads on my content (before the video starts) and have NEVER placed mid-roll or post-roll ads. I personally sleep to youtube videos, documentaries, lectures, etc. every night, and I understand the importance of not being woken up by unexpected ads in the night. So the ads that Youtube is placing throughout my videos (against my wishes) is very frustrating.
That's why I chose to set this up.
So I hope it makes sense why it's not free but that this still allows everyone affordable access and also gives viewers an option to donate once without having to sign up for monthly/recurring payments (which I've never been a big fan of given I don't produce paywalled content for Patreon or Youtube).
That said, this is an experiment with paywalled content because Youtube is becoming increasingly greedy and obnoxious with overriding my ad options and inserting ads mid-roll on my longer videos. I encourage all of you to give constructive feedback and suggestions if you have any.
And if you support me anywhere, especially you guys generously donating monthly on Patreon, but those just watching on Youtube, I want to give you a sincere thank you. The always-encouraging viewership gives me meaning and motivates me to keep pursuing and improving on this adventure for knowledge, wisdom, health and peace.
Thanks,
Rich
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Give me your top 5+ tv shows.
Mine: Everybody Loves Raymond, The Good Place, The Office, Star trek TNG, Cosmos (Sagan's), [Runner ups: Star trek TOS, Last Man on Earth, Sopranos, Seinfeld, Cheers, Rick and Morty, Ghost in the Shell, Battlestar Galactica, Firefly, Portlandia and the first seasons of Mr robot, True Detective, Westworld, Stranger Things]
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Merry Christmas and happy holidays everyone! Thanks for all the love and well wishes. Back with new astronomy/prehistory content in January.
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Fellow Americans, early voting typically begins this, or next, week. Vote for what you believe will help you cultivate the highest possible relationship between you, your family, your community/city, your county/state, the United States, and the world. The ability to update/amend the founding document of the United States is a miracle. Let's hope we can all find the right balance of valuable tradition and necessary updates to allow the most honest possible society to not only exist, but continually evolve and flourish.
Our vote vitally matters in this election, but regardless of the outcome, how we act and what we continue to pursue in our lives will continue to shape our country's culture, philosophy and the aim of its spirit.
-Rich
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Aristotle deduced that Earth was a sphere ~2400 years ago from watching its shadow cross the Moon. This was from last night's partial lunar eclipse (10-11PM EST).
Read what Aristotle wrote in his book On the Heavens: "The shapes that the moon itself each month shows are of every kind (straight, gibbous, and crescent), but in eclipses the outline is always curved. And since it's the Earth that makes the eclipse, the form of this line will be caused by the form of the earth's surface, which is therefore spherical."
Credit: Quin Travers
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Thank you to all the first responders, veterans, and medical personnel constantly and courageously risking your lives for your community.
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How much more disconnected from reality are we by not seeing this every night?
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Try my new video about the birth and evolution of the Solar System if you're looking for something to fall asleep to. Thanks for the love on this one, guys! watch video on watch page
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Let's Find Out is a calm, casual, and candid look into my amateur adventure for understanding. Join me as I learn about (and try to make meaningful connections between) the fields of astronomy, physics, philosophy, history, maths, psychology, myth, religion, and art.
This channel is an excuse to find out what is most real about our existence. What can we most confidently say about things as they evolve across the longest expanses of time, and that will help us all engineer our best possible future? Let's find out.
As for the ASMR-aspect of my channel, "ASMR" just means content specifically designed to be relaxing and peaceful. I make my videos as both something interesting to watch and/or relaxing to sleep to. Thanks for watching.
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