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Building Blocks explores the crucial first one-thousand days of childhood development. In this series, we will provide a practical guide founded in the science behind early childhood development. We also will address the issues and obstacles many families face, while identifying tools and resources that can help give children the best start to a successful life.

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Building Blocks
Human Flourishing | Professor James Heckman and Alison Baulos
Long-term economic and social benefits of investing in early childhood development.
Special: 1:14:46
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Building Blocks
From Circle Time to Screen Time | Dr. Amber Brooks
Dr. Amber Brooks, Division Vice President of Operations at Bright Horizons
Special: 31:45
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Building Blocks
Every Child is Different
Every child has their own pace and journey.
Episode: S1 E5 | 27:01
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The Best of the Joy of Painting with Bob Ross
Majestic Pine
Bob Ross paints a golden field of sparse pines and other greenery.
Episode: S43 E4302 | 27:15
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The Best of the Joy of Painting with Bob Ross
Blue River
Bob Ross shows us how to create crimson-y magic in today's riverside landscape.
Episode: S43 E4301 | 26:07
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PBS Space Time
There's Something Massive Hiding Behind the Galaxy's Strangest Star
A decade later, a leading theory may finally explain Tabby’s Star, the galaxy’s weirdest star.
Episode: S11 E34 | 15:15
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PBS Space Time
We Thought All Black Holes Came From Stars. We May Have Been Wrong.
LIGO may have found an impossible black hole, hinting at primordial relics from the Big Bang.
Episode: S11 E33 | 16:31
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PBS Space Time
The Universe Has Been Expanding Since the Big Bang. Just Not How We Thought.
DESI and DES studied dark energy. Together, what can they tell us?
Episode: S11 E32 | 17:40
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Eons
How A Geological Event Created The Ultimate Cat
How did Homotherium evolve to be so successful? The answer may lie in the rise of the Tibetan plate.
Episode: S8 E21 | 9:11