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Hey, Vsauce. My nameis Michael. And my name is Kevin.Names.Humans give each other namesbut so do dolphins. They usewhistle sounds and will respond to their whistle nameeven when produced by a dolphin they don't know.Personal names, personalizedthings, signifying that the named thing is capable offeeling. That it's worthy of empathy. The United NationsConvention on the Rights of the Child has declared that everyhuman child born on earth has the rightto a name. Every country on earth has ratified the treaty,except for three: South Sudan, the newest country on earth,Somalia, which has no central government, andthe United States. Why?Well, some organizationsinside the United States believe that the USshouldn't have to listen to another authority and th...
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Hey, Vsauce. My nameis Michael. And my name is Kevin.Names.Humans give each other namesbut so do dolphins. They usewhistle sounds and will respond to their whistle nameeven when produced by a dolphin they don't know.Personal names, personalizedthings, signifying that the named thing is capable offeeling. That it's worthy of empathy. The United NationsConvention on the Rights of the Child has declared that everyhuman child born on earth has the rightto a name. Every country on earth has ratified the treaty,except for three: South Sudan, the newest country on earth,Somalia, which has no central government, andthe United States. Why?Well, some organizationsinside the United States believe that the USshouldn't have to listen to another authority and th...
