This video explores the nature of self-perception and various illusions related to body ownership. - YT
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UPDATE: We're still working on a species ID with our science partners at the Harvard Museum of Comparative Zoology, but currently we're thinking the purple orb is a pleurobranch, a nudibranch relative.... continue reading
posted by newtboy 7 years 10 months ago • 219 views • 3:12The Speke’s gazelle is the world's smallest gazelle, and is also one of the most endangered. This Bambi lookalike lives in the semidesert areas in the Horn of Africa. Named after English explorer John... continue reading
posted by blacklotus90 7 years 10 months ago • 202 views • 1:07Tuck and roll baby! YouTube: Experts like Dr. Ruth explore how the car played an unlikely role in the sexual revolution.
posted by PlayhousePals 7 years 10 months 3 weeks ago • 44 views • 2:17The nerdwriter delves into Dylans classic "All Along the Watchtower". I have to say that I've always been more of a fan of the Hendrix version, but this was a great insight.
posted by ChaosEngine 7 years 11 months 2 weeks ago • 495 views • 7:56YouTube description: Now that we’ve left behind the philosophy of religion, it’s time to start exploring what other ways might exist to find meaning in the world. Today we explore essentialism and... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 7 years 11 months 3 weeks ago • 406 views • 8:54So. Are you your body? And if so, how exactly does this work? Lets explore lots of confusing questions. -yt Watch CGPs - You Are Two http://videosift.com/video/CGP-Grey-You-Are-Two-Brains
posted by eric3579 7 years 12 months ago • 1,202 views • 6:28This is an amazing visual exploration of hip-hop that looks one level deeper into how rap is a beautifully intricate weaving of rhymes and rhythm into something that is greater than the sum of its parts.... continue reading
posted by blacklotus90 8 years 1 week ago • 572 views • 12:44YouTube: Opioid Abuse - Opioid drugs can be powerfully effective treatments for those in pain, but they can also be extremely dangerous. This episode explores how opioids can lead to dependence and addiction,... continue reading
posted by PlayhousePals 8 years 1 week ago • 149 views • 6:10"When was the first manned space flight? How many manned missions have gone to space since? How expensive was the space race? Find out the answers to these questions and more with Space Exploration In... continue reading
posted by ant 8 years 2 weeks ago • 88 views • 2:04YouTube: The History of Opioids - We will give a historical overview of people and opioids. We will look at when people first started using opioids, how they’ve changed over the years, and ways that... continue reading
posted by PlayhousePals 8 years 3 weeks ago • 518 views • 8:17In the middle of the Mojave desert lies California City, the largest city never built. It is now a vast network of roads carved into the sand for miles and miles with nothing but tumbleweeds and cacti... continue reading
posted by Mordhaus 8 years 5 months 3 weeks ago • 1,098 views • 4:55YouTube: There are a few animals that will instinctively lick their wounds when injured. SciShow Quick Questions explores the reasons why they do this, and why we sometimes have to stop them from doing it
posted by PlayhousePals 8 years 6 months 1 week ago • 23 views • 2:44YouTube Description: Jellyfish don’t have a heart, or blood, or even a brain. They’ve survived five mass extinctions. And you can find them in every ocean, from pole to pole. What’s their secret?... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 8 years 7 months 1 week ago • 170 views • 2:56YouTube: Even if you don't want to eat them, your apple cores still have plenty of energy left to give. SciShow explores how cities are capturing that energy and turning it into fuel
posted by PlayhousePals 9 years 1 month ago • 12 views • 4:26"... it can take us awhile to fully grasp the downsides and side effects of new discoveries." I'll say! YouTube: SciShow explores the harrowing tale of the so-called Radium Girls, factory workers who... continue reading
posted by PlayhousePals 9 years 1 month 2 weeks ago • 167 views • 4:39"We named the whole shebang after the sun." YouTube: In today's Crash Course Astronomy, Phil takes a look at the explosive history of our cosmic backyard. We explore how we went from a giant ball of... continue reading
posted by PlayhousePals 9 years 2 months 2 weeks ago • 110 views • 10:17YouTube description: Make a beautiful colour changing liquid from cabbage juice, and explore the science of indicator solutions in this fun chemistry experiment for children. Download the infosheet... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 9 years 2 months 2 weeks ago • 22 views • 3:56yt: Michael Thurber takes you through 45 songs and 9 basses to explore the history of the bass.
posted by blackfox42 9 years 2 months 3 weeks ago • 301 views • 8:36YT: In which John Green teaches you about nation building and nationalism in Latin America. Sometimes, the nations of Latin America get compared to the nations of Europe, and are found wanting. This is... continue reading
posted by RedSky 9 years 3 months 1 week ago • 207 views • 12:14