Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), in his capacity as Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Federal Courts, Oversight, Agency Action, and Federal Rights, co-led a hearing of the full Judiciary... continue reading
posted by newtboy 1 year 4 months 3 weeks ago • 277 views • 5:49Videos (21) | Sift Talk (0) | Blogs (0) | Comments (1000) |
Beau talks about the actual benefits of paying for Americans' education... - adds value and strength to our nation - higher quality of applicants (for everything) - improves capitalism (see above) ... continue reading
posted by luxintenebris 2 years 4 weeks ago • 241 views • 6:30Can salt improve a good coffee? What about a bad coffee? Let's find out!
posted by Zawash 4 years 4 months 3 weeks ago • 18 views • 9:39YouTube description: Scientific language can be difficult to parse through for anyone not well-versed in the field. That’s where acclaimed actor Alan Alda comes in. Through the Alda Center for Communicating... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 5 years 7 months ago • 498 views • 3:16Electric cars are touted as a solution for reducing emissions and improving the environmental impacts of transportation, but are electric cars actually any better for the environment than gasoline cars?... continue reading
posted by newtboy 5 years 10 months 3 weeks ago • 475 views • 13:47YouTube description: Comparing modern concrete to that of the western Roman empire. In this video, I discuss a few modern techniques that help improve design life of concrete, including roller compacted... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 5 years 11 months ago • 495 views • 9:34In which Derek drives a replica of the first internal combustion engine car patented by Karl Benz in 1886 and talks about how cars have improved since then (claims about Nazi speed records on public roads... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 6 years 10 months ago • 476 views • 9:14Uhoh YouTube: Prescription drugs are pretty awesome. They improve lives all the time. But it is possible to take too many. Over time, as patients are prescribed more an more ongoing medications, it's... continue reading
posted by PlayhousePals 7 years 3 months ago • 80 views • 6:59YouTube: Many are still unhappy with Obamacare.The main intent of the Affordable Care Act was to expand the safety net (Medicaid), regulate the non-employer-based private insurance market (the insurance... continue reading
posted by PlayhousePals 7 years 9 months 2 weeks ago • 440 views • 5:08In which John discusses good news and encouraging trends he has noticed in 2016, including improvements in health, technology, literacy, and the number of Beyonce albums
posted by Mordhaus 8 years 1 month ago • 1,437 views • 3:53I invented the Bow Blower, a combination of the bow drill and forge blower to make a device that can force air into a fire while being easy to construct from commonly occurring natural materials using... continue reading
posted by Mordhaus 8 years 1 month 4 weeks ago • 1,388 views • 4:32Key & Peele's Keegan-Michael Key gives us a glimpse of the group dynamics in an improv troupe. Source YouTube
posted by cricket 8 years 3 months 3 weeks ago • 625 views • 3:19The nerdwriter takes a look at government, how it spends money, why it's inefficient and what can be done to improve it.
posted by ChaosEngine 8 years 4 months 1 week ago • 644 views • 5:39A great, physics-based explanation of why blurring colors on a computer doesn't look quite right, and how image storage/display could be easily improved
posted by blacklotus90 9 years 6 months 1 week ago • 645 views • 4:14"Sniff a stiff anyone?" YouTube: A little science secret to spice things up in the bedroom!
posted by PlayhousePals 9 years 7 months 1 week ago • 139 views • 3:13Neatorama: DIY fanatics like myself consider Adam Savage (of Mythbusters fame) to be one of the gods of DIY. The man can build really cool stuff out of a pile of random stuff, and his diverse skillset,... continue reading
posted by Zawash 1 decade 4 months ago • 255 views • 43:41YouTube Description: In which John Green teaches you about the United States as it was in the 1990s. You'll remember from last week that the old-school Republican George H.W. Bush had lost the 1992 presidential... continue reading
posted by PlayhousePals 1 decade 8 months ago • 247 views • 15:38Ancient Chinese ingenuity that improved life for mankind
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