In Tel Aviv on 21 November 2019 I spoke publicly for the first time on animal liberation. The Machar Conference is an atheist conference hosted by the Israeli Atheist Association, but the organisers kindly... continue reading

posted by HerbWatson 5 months 1 week ago • 9 views • 28:34

This is a thing that is happening right now, and (taking a page from the global warming playbook) a think I've been hearing from Bolsonaro's supporters is, "Who even knows how bad it is...deforestation... continue reading

posted by newtboy 9 months ago • 986 views • 7:32

YT: Two: the inside and the outside (badum tshh)! But taking a more scientific approach, do bananas actually have 5 sides like all the pub quizzes say? Dr Sally Le Page is a British evolutionary biologist... continue reading

posted by Zawash 1 year 2 months 3 weeks ago • 44 views • 10:07

Or does it....? Overall, the lifetime risk of someone developing colon cancer is 5%. To put the numbers into perspective, the increased risk from eating the amount of processed meat in the study would... continue reading

posted by Mordhaus 1 year 3 months 3 weeks ago • 290 views

"Vanilla prices have climbed so high it's worth more by weight than silver. This increase in price has to do with a number of factors, including vanilla bean theft, complex pollination, extreme weather,... continue reading

posted by ant 1 year 4 months 3 weeks ago • 66 views • 3:25

Ozzy and Jack's World Detour program on the History Channel has sent the iconic father-son duo to a number of unique and surprising places. The Prince of Darkness received what was perhaps his biggest... continue reading

posted by Joe Motion (lurgee) 1 year 5 months 2 weeks ago • 191 views • 4:25

This is by far the most important science I've seen all week.

posted by Krupo 1 year 5 months 3 weeks ago • 1,099 views • 2:13

Honeybees are dying from parasites, pesticides, and poor nutrition, but we can help them in a number of ways, including by encouraging them to make a homemade antibiotic.

posted by newtboy 1 year 7 months 3 weeks ago • 118 views • 2:54

"Turns out there’s a lot of chemistry in cooking. ... Ever notice the first step for baking a cookie is almost always to preheat the oven to 350 degrees? Even when you’re baking something else,... continue reading

posted by ant 1 year 11 months 3 weeks ago • 536 views • 3:33

"... Every once in a while, all the oaks or spruces or other plants in a region suddenly produce a tremendous bounty of seeds – up to 100 times more than usual. But why do they do it, and how do they... continue reading

posted by ant 2 years 2 weeks ago • 181 views • 2:57

I had a chance to attend Jazz Fest one year and fell in love with the people and city of NOLA. Felt right at home the moment I set foot there. I was more into the music though .... YouTube: Homer can't... continue reading

posted by PlayhousePals 2 years 1 month ago • 31 views • 1:45

Learn Colors and Numbers with Colorful Candy

posted by hoankhiem87 2 years 2 months 1 week ago • 30 views • 2:10

I’m a regular at a grocery store buying cornbread. One time the cashier said “you haven't had cornbread till you've tried my cornbread”. So I got her number and my friend and I went to her house... continue reading

posted by Mordhaus 2 years 2 months 3 weeks ago • 412 views • 1:21

"The dark side of mars-sponsored chocolate studies. Read more about the science of chocolate health on Vox: http://bit.ly/2mCn3TJ http://bit.ly/2Db4Fei Chocolate is good for health, study finds.... continue reading

posted by ant 2 years 4 months 1 week ago • 206 views • 5:40

YouTube description: In the competitive world of hot pepper breeding, one man is smoking the competition. Meet “Smokin’” Ed Currie. He’s the man behind the world’s hottest pepper—the “Carolina... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 2 years 10 months 1 week ago • 717 views • 3:19

South Park is home to a surprising number of tempting foodstuffs. Granted, they're all subtly gross in one way or another, but that doesn't make Chef's Chocolate Salty Balls sound any less appealing. Especially... continue reading

posted by Mordhaus 3 years 1 month ago • 256 views • 9:33

1 BambooBread Slicer 2 Hot Dog Dicer 3 Strawberry Huller 4 Grape and Tomato Slicer 5 Tomato & Grape Slicer 6 Bottle Emptying Kit 7 Kiwi Cutter 8 Avocado Saver

posted by Mordhaus 3 years 2 months 1 week ago • 196 views • 12:16

From http://bbs.boingboing.net/t/how-many-dogs-does-it-take-to-beat-the-hot-dog-eating-champ/61103 ...

posted by ant 4 years 9 months 1 week ago • 159 views • 3:26

"What do chocolate and abandoned warehouses often have in common? Cockroaches! Find out more here..."

posted by ant 5 years 5 months 1 week ago • 20 views • 2:29

1/3 of all food produced for human consumption is lost or wasted before it is eaten, the UN's Food and Agricultural Organization estimates. Here's a quick look at some of the numbers behind that stark reality.

posted by Joe Motion (lurgee) 5 years 10 months 3 weeks ago • 391 views • 1:03