The Most Dangerous Stretch of Water in the World: The Strid at Bolton Abbey, Yorkshire I know, I know, it's a clickbait title^. But I stand by it, because the water is so deceptive, and so pretty, and... continue reading
posted by eric3579 7 years 12 months ago • 3,374 views • 2:17Videos (76) | Sift Talk (0) | Blogs (0) | Comments (1000) |
YouTube description: Machine translation's a useful tool, don't get me wrong. But if you actually try to use it for regular conversation, it'll fall down really quickly. Why? What makes it so difficult? ... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 8 years 1 month ago • 559 views • 5:05The sound of the collision from a billion light-years away is the first direct evidence of gravitational waves, the ripples in the fabric of space-time that Einstein predicted a century ago.
posted by blacklotus90 8 years 2 months 3 weeks ago • 778 views • 4:36The fascinating video above tells the story of MIT Professor Ioannis Yannas, who was recently inducted into the National Inventor’s Hall of Fame alongside such luminaries as the Wright brothers and Steve... continue reading
posted by enoch 8 years 3 months 2 weeks ago • 1,844 views • 16:57"Home of the Queen, scones, cockneys and One Direction (apart from the Irish one). So let's learn more about this little country with The UK In Numbers..."
posted by ant 8 years 3 months 3 weeks ago • 12 views • 2:05This talk was given at a local TEDx event, produced independently of the TED Conferences. Building strong children is easier than repairing broken adults. Why allow something to break only to try to fix... continue reading
posted by LukeForsyth455 8 years 6 months ago • 24 views • 17:43YouTube: Alzheimer’s isn’t contagious -- at least, in the sense that you can’t catch it from being around somebody who has it. But, it turns out, it is transmissible, just not directly.
posted by PlayhousePals 8 years 7 months 3 weeks ago • 55 views • 4:33YT-I built this tiled roof hut in the bush using only primitive tools and materials. The tools I used have been made in my previous videos. It should be pointed out that I do not live in the wild and that... continue reading
posted by newtboy 8 years 8 months ago • 1,709 views • 14:09"Eternal youth wouldn't make us invincible." YouTube: References: Aubert, G. & Lansdorp, P. M. (2008) Telomeres and aging. Physiological Review 88(2): 557–579. http://simonadellemonache.com/dispens... ... continue reading
posted by PlayhousePals 8 years 10 months 1 week ago • 581 views • 2:58You can look in all directions in this video with your WASD keys, the mouse, or by moving your device around. Includes a corrected version of Vi Hart's Tau song.
posted by messenger 8 years 10 months 1 week ago • 37 views • 6:58"If Cookie Monster wants to find the Cookie of Oz, he must remember the directions. He must follow the chocolate chip road, do the opposite of what the cookie tin man says, and finally, go through the... continue reading
posted by ant 9 years 12 months ago • 131 views • 5:15YouTube Description: Theoretical physicist Alan Lightman suggests that our universe is one of many possible variations, leaving physicists at a cosmological dead end. Directed / Produced by Jonathan... continue reading
posted by Janine V. (Lilithia) 1 decade 2 months ago • 199 views • 3:19YouTube Description: Why are humans so aberrant - that is to say - why do all human cultures have marriage-like institutions while 90 percent of mammalian species are promiscuous? The neuroscientist... continue reading
posted by Janine V. (Lilithia) 1 decade 3 months 3 weeks ago • 205 views • 4:20YouTube Description: Joe Bongiovanni discusses our monetary system and why fixing it is the single most important issue facing people and the planet. Joe explains how money is created as debt by private... continue reading
posted by Spacedog79 1 decade 6 months 4 weeks ago • 26 views • 46:37"Why is the sky blue? It's a question that you'd think kids have been asking for thousands of years, but it might not be that old at all. The ancient Greek poet Homer never used a word for blue in The... continue reading
posted by ant 1 decade 1 year 1 month 3 weeks ago • 47 views • 2:52WHY? YouTube: Have you always wondered if you electrocuted yourself, which type of electricity would hurt more: AC (Alternating Current) or DC (Direct Current)? Wait no more!
posted by PlayhousePals 1 decade 1 year 2 months ago • 336 views • 4:10