In Crystal Palace Park, in South London, are 150-year-old dinosaur models: the first ever full-size replicas of extinct animals. But they're... well, they're a bit wrong, and they likely always will be.... continue reading

posted by Mordhaus 8 years 7 months 1 week ago • 427 views • 2:02

I built this grass hut up on a ridge. It's roughly parallel with the tiled hut and wattle and daub hut that are a couple of hundred meters away down in a valley. I built it on a ridge to get away from... continue reading

posted by Mordhaus 8 years 7 months 3 weeks ago • 568 views • 4:17

From YT- The issue of mobility in armour is addressed there with striking images of actual armour pieces to demonstrate the range of movement allowed when worn. Today, our contribution follows the same... continue reading

posted by SDGundamX 8 years 7 months 3 weeks ago • 281 views • 3:36

YouTube description: In 1896 the society hosted an exhibition showcasing early X-ray technology. Brady and Keith investigate. Films by James Hennessy and Brady Haran The Royal Society's next Summer... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 8 years 7 months 3 weeks ago • 93 views • 7:05

YouTube description: An annual race pits cars against animals—and motorized technology doesn't always win. The "Race of the Century" event, held at the Collings Foundation in Stow, Massachusetts,... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 8 years 7 months 3 weeks ago • 223 views • 3:37

Here is the story of the complex engineering, the near fall of Boeing and Seattle, and the death of America's supersonic passenger program. When you think of supersonic passenger aircraft, you think... continue reading

posted by RFlagg 8 years 7 months 4 weeks ago • 457 views • 9:21

Are you a Primitive Pete?

posted by gorillaman 8 years 8 months ago • 126 views • 31:47

YouTube description: Brady and Keith investigate the true pioneers of the incandescent light bulb. Films by James Hennessy and Brady Haran Royal Society website: http://bit.ly/Royal_Society ... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 8 years 8 months ago • 181 views • 5:33

YouTube description: You know cars are faster than horses. But in the early days of automobiles, carmakers had to wage a fierce PR battle to win. Vox's Phil Edwards learned about the early battles between... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 8 years 8 months 3 weeks ago • 218 views • 4:31

Nice explainer from Jalopnik. I totally remember the Audi Coupe---and how it became the Audi Quattro (yes, I know they were all Nazis in the war...) When Audi developed the A6 Quattro platform for... continue reading

posted by SFOGuy 8 years 8 months 4 weeks ago • 215 views • 3:54

YouTube description: Here's how it rolled from rice paddies into your burrito.

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 8 years 9 months ago • 660 views • 2:36

YouTube description: How did Q and U get to be partners? It's a tiny window back to the origins of our writing system. Produced for Mental Floss.

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 8 years 9 months ago • 404 views • 2:49

"Info: http://www.frombedroomstobillions.com Out on the 19th May 2016 for digital release exclusively to Vimeo On Demand at http://www.frombedroomstobillions.com... This is the official launch Trailer... continue reading

posted by ant 8 years 9 months 1 week ago • 435 views • 3:12

Found on You Tube by Noah Sterling, Very Funny and informative...

posted by loki999 8 years 9 months 1 week ago • 1,513 views • 4:44

"Niagara Falls in the late '60s. No people of note." From http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1338793/Niagara-Falls-ran-dry-Photos-moment-iconic-waterfall-came-standstilll.html ...

posted by ant 8 years 9 months 2 weeks ago • 603 views • 3:23

"Chinese typewriter produced by a company called Shuangge. It's capable of writing at least 2500 symbols." From http://www.darkroastedblend.com/2011/10/link-latte-166.html ...

posted by ant 8 years 9 months 3 weeks ago • 194 views • 2:11

The glorious free market at work again... Still loves me some milk.

YouTube: 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 9 months 3 weeks ago • 519 views • 8:17

YouTube description: Just as vinyl records have a pattern of grooves and ridges that contain the sound, talking tapes - which were originally developed in 1918 - work on the same principle. Along the... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 8 years 9 months 3 weeks ago • 688 views • 3:37

I made a rough type of textile from bark fibre. This is the same tree I use for making cordage though I don’t know its name. It has been raining a lot here lately (the video also shows how well the hut... continue reading

posted by Mordhaus 8 years 9 months 3 weeks ago • 640 views • 4:48