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<p data-block-key="ihg54">Explore how fungi exchange nutrients with plants and learn about their role in the carbon cycle, with these videos from NOVA <i>Secrets of the Forest</i>.</p>

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<p data-block-key="e5zsy">Learn how forest ecosystems naturally capture carbon and explore some of the drawbacks of single-species tree plantations with this video from NOVA <i>Secrets of the Forest.</i></p>

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<p data-block-key="xfdh1">Resources in this collection provide an opportunity for students to investigate the deep history of pseudoscientific beliefs about race that still permeate modern medicine and the latest research on why Black Americans experience such disproportionately poor health outcomes.</p>

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The Impact of Pseudoscience on an Algorithm

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Racism Impacts Medical Training and Care

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<p data-block-key="f3eyz">Learn how false beliefs about groups of people can lead to disparities in health care with this video from NOVA <i>Critical Condition: Health in Black America.</i></p>

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