Enter the world of an undertaker whose family for three generations has cared for both the living and the dead in a small Michigan town, as families navigate loss, grief and mortality. (Aired 2007) ... continue reading

posted by BSR 1 year 6 months 1 week ago • 52 views • 53:38

When disaster strikes, the flurry of political positioning and fingerpointing can make it difficult to understand what really happened. This video provides a summary of the facts of the 2021 Texas winter storm. ... continue reading

posted by eric3579 3 years 1 month ago • 166 views • 16:48

Red sprites, secondary jets and newly discovered green afterglow called "ghosts" triggered by red sprites. A dozen vibrant red sprites were recorded on this evening and only two events had the green afterglow.... continue reading

posted by newtboy 3 years 9 months ago • 984 views • 2:32

"Mike Judge's Office Space starring Ron Livingston, Jennifer Aniston, and Gary Cole as Bill Lumbergh turns 20-years-old this year. So we're gonna need you to come here so we can tell you 7 things you probably... continue reading

posted by ant 5 years 2 months 3 weeks ago • 26 views • 5:56

"Elevator. It’s a fascination and a fear for many. Countless action movies and TV shows feature stuck elevators, fights in elevators, and, of course falling elevators. How many times when an elevator... continue reading

posted by ant 5 years 5 months 2 weeks ago • 219 views • 7:36

I condone dumping Trump World, combine with BC ... Cascadia here we come!

posted by PlayhousePals 5 years 10 months 2 weeks ago • 21 views • 6:13

Without neutrons, harnessing nuclear energy would be impossible. Try Audible free for 30 days: http://audible.com/veritasium I have a new documentary coming out in a few months - sign up here to be... continue reading

posted by b4rringt0n 5 years 12 months ago • 666 views • 7:38

YouTube description: There's a link from a 13th century legend, to a 16th century insult book, to a 19th century writer, to a 20th century comic book hero. And it starts in a small village near Nottingham,... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 6 years 4 months 3 weeks ago • 511 views • 2:46

YouTube description: The fade out is underrated. It should come back. The fade out in music is one of those necessary tools in a record producers arsenal. But if you listen to today's hits it's much... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 6 years 7 months 3 weeks ago • 494 views • 7:42

YouTube description: Google Earth is the most photorealistic, digital version of our planet. But how?! Where do the images come from? How are they they put together? And how often are they updated?... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 7 years ago • 678 views • 8:09

John Oliver is not afraid to put his money where his mouth is. Back in February, realizing that President Trump gets most of his ideas from cable news, the Emmy-winning Last Week Tonight host purchased... continue reading

posted by newtboy 7 years 2 weeks ago • 601 views • 1:37

In this video I build a garden to grow Cassava and yams, two staple food crops. Cassava is a shrub that develops large edible roots. Yams are a climbing vine that produce large, edible underground bulbs... continue reading

posted by Mordhaus 7 years 2 months ago • 99 views • 6:27

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) 7 years 3 months ago • 21 views • 4:55

Bean water here I come!

posted by PlayhousePals 7 years 6 months 2 weeks ago • 1,141 views • 1:13

How come some words only have a grumpy, negative version? Here are a few that used to have happier counterparts, but we stopped using them.

posted by blacklotus90 7 years 10 months 2 weeks ago • 247 views • 2:48

YouTube: Disenchanted with the out-of-date curriculum of traditional college, Jeremy Rossmann dropped out of MIT. Within a few years, he and co-founder Ashu Desai, started The Make School, a college replacement... continue reading

posted by PlayhousePals 8 years 4 months 3 weeks ago • 493 views • 4:02

Here's a travel itinerary I can live without! YouTube: I'm filming a documentary for TV about how Uranium and radioactivity have shaped the modern world. It will be broadcast in mid-2015, details to... continue reading

posted by PlayhousePals 9 years 4 months 1 week ago • 217 views • 11:18

More evidence that those in the inner circle "elite" know what's up, but preach something else (often for their own gain). Here, Alan Greenspan (finally) comes clean, albeit "too late." Via Voices... continue reading

posted by Trancecoach 9 years 5 months 2 weeks ago • 104 views • 4:52

With the Super Bowl coming up this weekend, you certainly don't want to be uninformed. Here is a uniformed referee with the latest signals so YOU won't look like an ass.

posted by PlayhousePals 1 decade 1 year 2 months 3 weeks ago • 145 views • 2:09

Since it is Labor Day in a good part of the world, here is a video about the incidents at Haymarket Square following the call for workers to strike on May 1st. It picks up on May 3rd. The events would... continue reading

posted by RFlagg 1 decade 2 years 12 months ago • 1,238 views • 5:15