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
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Chop up 2 pounds of potatoes (or one pound, then halve the dressing) Toss with olive oil salt and pepper pepper pepper Bake at 400 30-45 minutes, wrastle' once or twice Dressing: 1/2 cup walnut oil ... continue reading
posted by Mordhaus 7 years 4 months ago • 233 views • 3:48YouTube 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) 7 years 4 months 1 week ago • 21 views • 4:55"When I was a kid I used to see like 40% alcohol by volume and get really confused, but like the bottle's full."
posted by Mordhaus 7 years 5 months 2 weeks ago • 156 views • 3:47Wolfgang 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 7 years 6 months 1 week ago • 1,331 views • 5:48Youtube - The military coup in Turkey is over and President Recep Erdogan’s crackdown is in full swing. As of this writing, the government has already detained over 10.000 servicemen, among them more... continue reading
posted by RedSky 7 years 9 months ago • 21 views • 12:38YouTube description: Greenford, Middlesex. An item about the manufacture of wallpaper. C/U on stuffed birds. C/U of an artist painting the birds in a design. Various shots of artists designing... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 7 years 9 months 1 week ago • 446 views • 2:52-How much did that cost? -$800 for disposal, then $1400 for the water ball. •Were your parents mad? -yes. •Where did you buy the Waterballs? -China •How much of them? -1600 pounds, 25 Million. ... continue reading
posted by Mordhaus 7 years 9 months 2 weeks ago • 341 views • 8:40When Dr. John Reid, Chairman of the Trimontium Trust, contacted us and asked for our help in order to shed some light on an ancient mystery, we immediately agreed! Dr. Reid and his team did some excavations... continue reading
posted by Mordhaus 7 years 9 months 3 weeks ago • 344 views • 29:38In 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 7 years 10 months 3 weeks ago • 426 views • 2:02YouTube description: View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/how-transistors-work-gokul-j-krishnan Modern computers are revolutionizing our lives, performing tasks unimaginable only decades ago.... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 7 years 11 months 4 weeks ago • 1,489 views • 4:54YouTube description: View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/the-psychology-behind-irrational-decisions-sara-garofalo Often people make decisions that are not “rational” from a purely economical... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 8 years 2 weeks ago • 144 views • 4:39The 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 8 years 3 weeks ago • 3,374 views • 2:17YouTube description: View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/why-do-cats-act-so-weird-tony-buffington They’re cute, they’re lovable, and judging by the 26 billion views on over 2 million... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 8 years 1 month ago • 730 views • 4:58"Do you even know what superdelegates are?" YouTube: Shadowy, unaccountable threats to the democratic process or, you know, kind of the opposite?
posted by PlayhousePals 8 years 1 month 2 weeks ago • 405 views • 6:08YouTube description: A massive document leak reveals the secrets of shell companies. Matt Yglesias explains, adapting an analogy from reddit user DanGliesack: https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikei... ... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 8 years 1 month 3 weeks ago • 392 views • 2:07Exploding molten salt - what happens and why (probably, anyway) - this is the full video. :) From a YT comment: Clearly the explosion is down to the analogue imbalance transition within the hyperbolic... continue reading
posted by Zawash 8 years 2 months 3 weeks ago • 583 views • 8:45The 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 4 months 1 week ago • 1,844 views • 16:57Depression is the leading cause of disability in the world; in the United States, close to ten percent of adults struggle with the disease. But because it’s a mental illness, it can be a lot harder to... continue reading
posted by cricket 8 years 4 months 3 weeks ago • 464 views • 4:29YouTube Description: And how it got its name. Subscribe to our channel! http://goo.gl/0bsAjO El Niño is a weather phenomenon that occurs irregularly in the eastern tropical Pacific every... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 8 years 5 months 2 weeks ago • 1,145 views • 2:59