Juror #10 (Ed Begley) goes off on a racist rant, showing his true colors and turning off the rest of the jurors who turn their backs in disgust. Consider this is the time period MAGA pines for, forgetting... continue reading

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Examine the myth of the Lost Cause: a campaign created by pro-Confederates after the Civil War to promote the lie that they seceded for state's rights. -- In the 1860’s, 11 southern states withdrew... continue reading

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"Discover how alcohol impacts your body’s processes and causes hangovers, and find out what causes the most common hangover symptoms. The molecule responsible for hangovers is ethanol, which we colloquially... continue reading

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The historian Allan Lichtman was the lonely forecaster who predicted Mr. Trump’s victory in 2016 — and also prophesied the president would be impeached. That’s two for two. But Professor Lichtman’s... continue reading

posted by mxxcon 4 years 7 months 1 week ago • 12 views • 7:14

YouTube description: Dig in to the history of the Roman Empire’s staged gladiatorial naval battles and how they flooded the Colosseum to reenact famous battles. Starting in 80 CE, residents of... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 5 years 8 months 2 weeks ago • 429 views • 4:20

YouTube description: Learn about the life and art of Mexican surrealist painter Frida Kahlo, who explored disability, relationships and Mexican culture in her work. -- In 1925, Frida Kahlo was... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 5 years 11 months 2 weeks ago • 152 views • 4:06

YouTube description: View full lesson: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/what-really-happened-to-the-library-of-alexandria-elizabeth-cox 2,300 years ago, the rulers of Alexandria set out to fulfill a very... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 6 years 7 months ago • 826 views • 4:53

YouTube description: This video is about Simpson's paradox, a statistical paradox and ecological fallacy where seemingly contradictory results are implied by a single set of data depending on how it's... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 7 years 4 months 1 week ago • 1,981 views • 4:40

YouTube: I have always thought that sex ed and statistics should be the same course. There's no better way to show how vital stats is to your every day life than to look at statistics. Probabilities... continue reading

posted by PlayhousePals 7 years 7 months 3 weeks ago • 411 views • 3:56

YouTube: Over 100,000 metric tons of caffeine are consumed around the world every year. That’s equivalent to the weight of 14 Eiffel Towers! Caffeine helps us feel alert, focused, and energetic, even... continue reading

posted by PlayhousePals 7 years 7 months 4 weeks ago • 659 views • 5:15

YouTube description: View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/how-to-spot-a-misleading-graph-lea-gaslowitz When they’re used well, graphs can help us intuitively grasp complex data. But as visual... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 7 years 8 months 1 week ago • 1,791 views • 4:10

"View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/a-brief-history-of-goths-dan-adams What do fans of atmospheric post-punk music have in common with ancient barbarians? Not much ... so why are both known... continue reading

posted by ant 7 years 9 months 4 weeks ago • 25 views • 5:31

From YouTube: "SAFETY FIRST!!!!! Extremely Dangerous Experiment, I hold no responsibility for your actions!!!!! DEAD SHORTING A BATTERY IS NOT GOOD!!!!!!!! BE CAREFUL!!!! This is an extremely easy... continue reading

posted by chicchorea 7 years 11 months 3 weeks ago • 23 views • 10:01

YouTube description: View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/how-super-glue-was-invented-moments-of-vision-8-jessica-oreck Today, super glue is a nearly indispensable household item — but its... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 8 years 1 month ago • 362 views • 1:54

YouTube description: View full lesson: ed.ted.com/lessons/history-vs-cleopatra-alex-gendler She was the most notorious woman in ancient history, a queen who enraptured not one but two of Rome’s... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 8 years 1 month 1 week ago • 171 views • 4:28

YouTube Description: View full lesson here: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/the-mathematics-of-sidewalk-illusions-fumiko-futamura Have you ever come across an oddly stretched image on the sidewalk, only... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 8 years 1 month 2 weeks ago • 21 views • 4:55

YouTube description: If you're sitting on a boat in Lake Constance, are you in three countries at once? Or just in one? Does it even matter? Because strangely, it turns out there are parts of the world... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 8 years 2 months 1 week ago • 556 views • 2:32

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s “Die Zauberflöte” (“The Magic Flute”) is widely regarded as one of the most influential operas in history. And while it may seem like a childish fairytale at first... continue reading

posted by Mordhaus 8 years 3 months 2 weeks ago • 1,332 views • 5:48