Published on Jan 18, 2017 MIND FIELD: ISOLATION What happens when your brain is deprived of stimulation? What effect does being cut off from interaction with the outside world have on a person? What... continue reading
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Published on Nov 6, 2016 Urine is mainly water (at least 95 percent), but the rest is a surprisingly complicated brew of components that include urea, chloride, sodium, potassium, creatinine and other... continue reading
posted by bobknight33 7 years 5 months 1 week ago • 66 views"Australian Geographic presents Christmas Island - Part 4: The Red Crab Migration". "Australian Geographic presents the very Best of Australia: Christmas Island. Part 4 illustrates the enormity of Christmas... continue reading
posted by ant 7 years 5 months 2 weeks ago • 18 views • 4:30I built a prawn trap from lawyer cane, sticks and vine. Then I caught some prawns and ate them. Prawn (and fish) traps are simple traps designed to catch aquatic life due to their shape. It consists... continue reading
posted by Mordhaus 7 years 6 months 3 weeks ago • 257 views • 7:16YouTube description: Pit stops have been a part of motor racing since the very early days. Together with our friends at GoPro we go right into the thick of the action of a F1 pit stop. 18 Team members,... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 7 years 7 months ago • 301 views • 2:16"I might casually say: 'you're crazy'." YouTube: Comedian Jim Gaffigan urges us not to be dismissive. Talk to people who are different from you. Widen your friendship circle, watch a wide range of news... continue reading
posted by PlayhousePals 7 years 7 months 3 weeks ago • 940 views • 5:41"This animation starts with an overview of North America, Central America, and the Caribbean. As the camera slowly pushes in, Hurricane Matthew begins to form. By the morning of October 2nd, 2016 Matthew... continue reading
posted by Warren E. Hale (MrFisk) 7 years 7 months 3 weeks ago • 9 views • 1:29Via YouTube: The Gaia space observatory released a detailed 3d map of the Milky Way, and scientists have to figure out why Charon's north pole is red!
posted by Gratefulmom 7 years 8 months 1 week ago • 21 views • 4:21Always thought it was weird that America switches the traditions red=left, blue=right colour scheme.
posted by ChaosEngine 7 years 8 months 2 weeks ago • 466 views • 5:53"... In this episode we take a look at some facts, secrets, and history of Luigi. Luigi is was by Nintendo veteran Shigeru Miyamoto, and is portrayed as the fraternal twin brother of Mario. Luigi first... continue reading
posted by ant 7 years 9 months ago • 12 views • 7:36Aharon Rabinowitz sets out to make a video in the style of one of our favorite YouTube channels: Action Movie Kid!
posted by BSR 7 years 9 months 2 weeks ago • 12 views • 6:59Ultraviolet diving, fluorescent diving, or "flo-diving", is becoming increasingly popular, for the simple reason that it can be a spectacular experience. Underwater Kinetics' tech expert Dr. Fred Fischer... continue reading
posted by newtboy 8 years ago • 24 views • 5:06"Drop, cover, hold on. " YouTube: Dr. Jones advises you keep plenty of water handy, even though you're more likely to be murdered in Los Angeles than die in an earthquake.
posted by PlayhousePals 8 years 2 weeks ago • 30 views • 7:57The school bus is a red wheelbarrow.
posted by nock 8 years 3 months 2 weeks ago • 699 views • 2:21The last star in the universe will be a red dwarf. Red dwarfs in general might be great places to look for aliens – or planets for humans to find a new home after our solar system has died.
posted by ChaosEngine 8 years 3 months 4 weeks ago • 515 views • 5:51YouTube: Is meat going to give you cancer? The answer is a very dubious maybe. Aaron helps you understand the meat announcement from the WHO, and it turns out, you might not need to panic.
posted by PlayhousePals 8 years 6 months 4 weeks ago • 182 views • 5:53Bill Nye explains why life on Mars would be amazing and the two dolts sitting across from him have a field day about why it doesn't matter. Bill Nye gets in a good burn, though (whether or not he meant... continue reading
posted by iaui 8 years 8 months ago • 336 views • 6:49An interesting riddle - can you sifters solve it, without resorting to the solution in the video (from 1:25)? iflscience: The following riddle is claimed to have been written by Einstein as a boy. It's... continue reading
posted by Zawash 8 years 8 months 3 weeks ago • 52 views • 5:08"Apparently, your biggest enemy is not lions and tigers and bears ..." YouTube: What were the first organisms to have sex? We may never know the answer, but as Bill Nye explains in this Big Think interview,... continue reading
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