The Professor muses on a world in which ice sinks to the bottom!? -- PV

posted by radx 1 decade 1 year 3 months 3 weeks ago • 851 views • 6:03

"A short film that tells the story behind the 'Keep Calm and Carry On' poster. Its origins at the beginning of WWII and its rediscovery in a bookshop in England in 2000, becoming one of the iconic images... continue reading

posted by Hybrid 1 decade 2 years 8 months 4 weeks ago • 2,777 views • 3:01

Johan Rijpma shows the effect of gravity on tape in his film Tape Generations.

posted by notarobot 1 decade 3 years 2 months 2 weeks ago • 6,412 views • 2:39

A great lecture, lost on most, gained on some.

posted by rougy 1 decade 5 years 2 weeks ago • 3,035 views

"Dan Dennett talks about purposely-confusing theology and how its used. He also describes his new project interviewing clergyman who secretly don't believe anymore, and introduces a new term: "Deepity." ... continue reading

posted by Nicki Hansen (gwiz665) 1 decade 5 years 4 weeks ago • 2,426 views

Beau Lotto's color games puzzle your vision, but they also spotlight what you can't normally see: how your brain works. This fun, first-hand look at your own versatile sense of sight reveals how evolution... continue reading

posted by cybrbeast 1 decade 5 years 1 month 3 weeks ago • 2,982 views

from boing boing: The June issue of The Atlantic has an article about a 72-year-long study at Harvard about how different experiences affect the health and happiness of people. Video above, full text of article here. ... continue reading

posted by NeuralNoise 1 decade 5 years 6 months 2 weeks ago • 2,671 views

From David Attenborough's series: Life In The Undergrowth.

posted by mauz15 1 decade 5 years 10 months 4 weeks ago • 7,624 views

I wanted to find something about the Piraha language, a language that can be sung, whistled and includes rasberry noises. It has no numbers higher than two, the only time (tense?) is the present, and it... continue reading

posted by lavoll 1 decade 5 years 11 months 1 week ago • 9,908 views

If you think science can't be surprised, be surprised by this video of a scientist who challenged the theory of smell mechanism.

posted by marinara 1 decade 6 years 2 weeks ago • 5,161 views • 15:53

Impressive!

posted by mintbbb 1 decade 6 years 1 month ago • 16,021 views

From BBC: For the first time in 40 years Horizon re-creates a controversial sensory deprivation experiment. Six ordinary people are taken to a nuclear bunker and left alone for 48 hours. Three subjects... continue reading

This is a documentary on one extraordinary (even by savant standards) person: Daniel Tammet. Daniel exhibits, aside from the amazing intellectual capabilites associated with savantism, self-awareness... continue reading

posted by rembar 1 decade 7 years 9 months 1 week ago • 16,476 views • 47:32

Watch in Fullscreen for best effect.

posted by theaceofclubz 1 decade 6 years 3 months 3 weeks ago • 12,402 views • 26 secs

From uploader: FLARE is a pneumatic building facade system. The FLARE system consists of a number of tiltable metal flake bodies. An infinite array of flakes can be mounted on any building or wall surface... continue reading

posted by kronosposeidon 1 decade 6 years 4 months ago • 2,594 views

Saw this article on bbc.com and looked up the vid. These flatworms have evolved to be able to regenerate EVERYTHING, not just a part. Watch for around the 3 min. mark...fascinating.

posted by laura 1 decade 6 years 8 months 4 weeks ago • 3,320 views