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posted by Mordhaus 7 years 5 months 2 weeks ago • 72 views • 2:21Videos (115) | Sift Talk (0) | Blogs (0) | Comments (1000) |
Hank AND cats? Be still my heart! YouTube: Do you give ancient Egypt credit for the domestication of cats? That’s what many people think! But, with some new evidence, it seems that cats became our... continue reading
posted by PlayhousePals 7 years 7 months 1 week ago • 520 views • 4:51This video is about why entropy gives rise to the arrow of time, and also how the initial low-entropy condition of the universe is responsible for the fact that we experience time right now, and how ultimately... continue reading
posted by Mekanikal 7 years 8 months ago • 42 views • 3:24Youtube: Modern cities are designed for cars. But the city of Barcelona is testing out an urban design trick that can give cities back to pedestrians.
posted by RedSky 7 years 8 months ago • 817 views • 5:31Upon realizing the horrors of the (industrial) meat industry, Ben Runkle went vegan. However, as his understanding of farming deepened, he decided that he instead of giving up meat completely, he would... continue reading
posted by newtboy 7 years 8 months 2 weeks ago • 351 views • 15:19YouTube 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 ago • 446 views • 2:52WHEEEEE! YouTube: Roller coasters give people the opportunity to experience physics in dramatic ways. In this episode of SciShow, we break down how physics work on roller coasters to give you the ride... continue reading
posted by PlayhousePals 7 years 9 months 1 week ago • 71 views • 3:39"Urushiol oil in poison sumac, poison oak, and poison ivy may produce a severe skin rash. Timely urushiol removal can prevent poison ivy skin reaction. The key is to understand how poison ivy works... ... continue reading
posted by ant 7 years 10 months 1 week ago • 1,239 views • 5:14Yay Bees! Just don't come buzzin' around yours truly if you please. YouTube: Most flowering plants are more than willing to spread their pollen around. But some flowers hold out for just the right partner.... continue reading
posted by PlayhousePals 7 years 10 months 1 week ago • 450 views • 3:49Key & Peele's Keegan-Michael Key gives us a glimpse of the group dynamics in an improv troupe. Source YouTube
posted by cricket 7 years 11 months 4 weeks ago • 625 views • 3:19California poll workers are being trained to disenfranchise any no-party-preference voters by only offering them provisional ballots....which won't be counted. The law says they can vote in the primary,... continue reading
posted by newtboy 8 years 1 week ago • 267 views • 5:02YouTube: 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 3 weeks ago • 518 views • 8:17I assume rye bread would give the biggest bang for your bakery dollar! YouTube: A man walks in to a hospital super drunk... but claims he hasn't had a sip of alcohol. Join us today for SciShow medical... continue reading
posted by PlayhousePals 8 years 1 month 3 weeks ago • 167 views • 3:26I made this bow and arrow using only primitive tools and materials.The bow is 1.25 m (55 inches) long and shoots 60 cm (2 feet) long arrows. I don't know the draw weight - safe to say greater than 15 kg... continue reading
posted by Mordhaus 8 years 1 month 3 weeks ago • 621 views • 5:54Senator Elizabeth Warren delivers a floor speech on March 9, 2016, urging Senate Republicans to give timely consideration and an up-down-vote to President Barack Obama's Supreme Court nominee. "SHALL... continue reading
posted by newtboy 8 years 2 months 2 weeks ago • 800 views • 8:23"Imagine if dogs were the ones giving the news, owning the restaurants and writing the newspaper! Boy, it would be hard to understand what they were saying! ..."
posted by ant 8 years 4 months ago • 13 views • 3:14Depression 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 2 weeks ago • 464 views • 4:29Atheist YouTuber Theramin trees gives his thoughts on how to come out about anything -- not just being an atheist.
posted by messenger 8 years 5 months 3 weeks ago • 99 views • 26:01IFLScience: Still baffled by Einstein’s theory of relativity, or even the parts in the movie Interstellar when everyone experiences time differently? Well, this teenager’s explanation of special relativity... continue reading
posted by Zawash 8 years 6 months 1 week ago • 1,541 views • 7:34This 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 3 weeks ago • 24 views • 17:43