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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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  • @willfreese
    @willfreese 23 години тому

    Prosecutors are not rewarded for accuracy. They are awarded for convictions. This is one of the flaws in our system.

  • @elianenetto634
    @elianenetto634 День тому

    UK FOOD COUNTRIES england:Eggland scotland:saltland Wales:Flakes Northern Ireland:Northern Eggland

  • @DaSkullIsBetter
    @DaSkullIsBetter День тому

    It would make him the best fingering machine

  • @sethsmyth3555
    @sethsmyth3555 День тому

    I wanna become a pshyco

  • @teentake-jm9tg
    @teentake-jm9tg День тому

    He lied even if his nose grew. A lie is a lie and the truth is a simple matter,The first case is that the nose is normal, and when you say that it will grow, it is a lie. The result is that the nose grows because it is a lie 👈1 first case ///2 case :Pinocchio and another person said the color of your shirt is green and Pinocchio replied that it was red. He lied and he said, “My nose will grow.”👈this is truth 💯,If this were the truth(His nose changed), the truth would be meaningless because everyone turns the lie into the truth by manipulating its condition boom 💥 😅🤣🤣🤣😂😂😂

  • @joanaoheneba7340
    @joanaoheneba7340 День тому

    1

  • @user-db8el5bm7z
    @user-db8el5bm7z День тому

    Drawing it to show the deaf people what he says❤😢

  • @dnoodspodu1159
    @dnoodspodu1159 День тому

    Kudos

  • @Sub.For.No.Reason
    @Sub.For.No.Reason День тому

    Easy, Pinocchio's body would take a screenshot

  • @sarahengland1843
    @sarahengland1843 День тому

    Hi. Thanks for this video. Clarification: It was the Tutsi people who were subjected to genocide in Rwanda.

  • @user-bg9pt5lz6d
    @user-bg9pt5lz6d День тому

    You eliminated the 10… Even though that’s where i was

  • @Qbe_Root
    @Qbe_Root День тому

    "The chances are like, 1 in a bajillion!" with extra steps... Actually, just one extra step.

  • @Spoinzy
    @Spoinzy День тому

    Roald Dahl: everyone’s favorite anti-Semite.

  • @ItzDuncan-ne5vd
    @ItzDuncan-ne5vd День тому

    Let’s start 1 4 7 Picks 0-

  • @angelicaleder
    @angelicaleder День тому

    Same thing happened in Australia in 2003 to a mom who had 4 kids die of SIDS (now thought to be due to a genetic mutation predisposing them to sudden cardiac death), she was imprisoned for 20 years and only had her conviction overturned and got out last year. Such a sad story, poor woman lost all her babies and then her husband even turned on her as well. Her name is Kathleen folbigg.

  • @aizaabid6969
    @aizaabid6969 День тому

    you're left handed

  • @wccholdings2978
    @wccholdings2978 День тому

    I picked nine in the 2 round

  • @PC-vx6ko
    @PC-vx6ko День тому

    It’s kinda weird to be willing to die for a new thing that tastes like peanut butter cuz we already have multiple things that taste like that and nobody needs to die for them.

  • @stayhalalbrothe
    @stayhalalbrothe День тому

    The nose will grow and won't return back. Heres the reason : 1) he lied and his nose will grow. 2) after his nose grew, it's the truth but it won't return to normal

  • @12ryudragon
    @12ryudragon День тому

    The prosecutor: So the chances that there is another couple with these characteristics are 1 in 12 million based on all the data the we got. Someone: Wow! did you get all of this info from an specialized source?? The prosecutor: Nah I made up all the numbers just for dramatic effect.

  • @mattmccaughen7371
    @mattmccaughen7371 День тому

    Had a kidney stone a few weeks back can confirm pain is real

  • @Txddy-honey
    @Txddy-honey День тому

    Is it just me or is this guy being fr like bro it aint “3.1416“ its “3.1415“ like hun..listen to the pi song 😭

  • @CornFlake-384
    @CornFlake-384 День тому

    He Told The Truth Because It Was a Lie And The Truth

  • @LunaticMoon1_.
    @LunaticMoon1_. День тому

    0..

  • @archimmidesbanawa7939
    @archimmidesbanawa7939 День тому

    12 was my number and bro just removed it 😂😂😂😂

  • @SunshineBrule
    @SunshineBrule День тому

    “Pain don’t hurt” - Dalton

  • @rwaters44
    @rwaters44 День тому

    I'll sum up a long list of things i loved about this video with one wrote... Amazeballs! I could watch these all day.

  • @quasarsavage
    @quasarsavage День тому

    Go look up Mouse Utopia: this person would definitely be trying to kill the normal people going about their lives being happy and having kids in that metaphor. Some people are effing sick and can't stand to see success; either in families or in people being mentally stable. Wild death cults = wild.

  • @steel8231
    @steel8231 День тому

    5:30, So that's why having your tonsils removed is considered a pretty standard and harmless procedure for kids? They just atrophy to almost nothing in normal cases anyway?

  • @steel8231
    @steel8231 2 дні тому

    Never underestimate the powers of creativity, cleverness and Networking.

  • @the.tortured.poets.dept.47396

    Wrongggggg……….. 😔 I played against my dad, used this strategy but he just kept getting me to 89 and I kept losing.,..,.llkerjiujhaiuehasolfuhsdsfoi

  • @jasondashney
    @jasondashney 2 дні тому

    Instead of everybody arguing about it, has anybody actually done it as an experiment over and over? Or university class she just repeat the problem over and over and over and see how many times it comes up each way. If they try it 200 times it should come out really close to his mathematical probability.

    • @max5250
      @max5250 День тому

      What do you think?

  • @KevinAgoncillo
    @KevinAgoncillo 2 дні тому

    Thank you Dr. Semmelweis - o7 To you I salute, that your amazing work can be TLDR'd to: Disinfect your hands before every operation.

  • @user-ns4st9ls7y
    @user-ns4st9ls7y 2 дні тому

    As an alien from another planet who talks in colours, I have learnt everything there is to know about pain, but can't feel it ever.

  • @Apple_Beshy
    @Apple_Beshy 2 дні тому

    I love it

  • @jessemitchem3880
    @jessemitchem3880 2 дні тому

    Gosh, imagine what would happen if there was a world wide pandemic. I bet they're finally going to get it right

  • @spaceharvey
    @spaceharvey 2 дні тому

    this is false i tested it with 23 it didnt work

  • @VitalayManin
    @VitalayManin 2 дні тому

    1296000 сторон у круга

  • @BirbboiGD
    @BirbboiGD 2 дні тому

    i was on 8

  • @CommanderDuck-zn8ro
    @CommanderDuck-zn8ro 2 дні тому

    Just take the second sentence out of context lol

  • @joseskwan5444
    @joseskwan5444 2 дні тому

    I similar question appeared in the indonesian olimpiad

  • @kamikazilucas
    @kamikazilucas 2 дні тому

    good video but please do not use better health, it is an awful disgusting service that only works to worsen health not improve it

  • @TwiggyShei
    @TwiggyShei 2 дні тому

    Man, even during the intro when you were describing what the average day looked like for one of these doctors, i was thinking "what, youre not going to wash your hands between operations? Thats gonna get someone killed."

  • @Gauja655
    @Gauja655 2 дні тому

    I was on five

  • @amyramm9394
    @amyramm9394 2 дні тому

    What about if it is less than that

  • @Nastyace2012
    @Nastyace2012 2 дні тому

    Thank you for existing, Vsauce2!

  • @sushilkumarray266
    @sushilkumarray266 2 дні тому

    18:40 gajni

  • @sawilliams
    @sawilliams 2 дні тому

    In the near future what happened in 2020-2024 will be studied as the biggest Modern day mass hysteria event in the history of mankind, because of the perfect storm of social media, technology advancements in communication and political unrest

  • @thatoneguy454c
    @thatoneguy454c 2 дні тому

    Reminds me of the minority report

  • @TheOddBMX
    @TheOddBMX 2 дні тому

    is 1