creative persons who succeed in their life. Among the general population of the people there is only a tiny fraction of those who become famous and rich.
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It turns out that there are giant viruses that blur the line between life and death – and other viruses hunting them.
posted by Mordhaus 2 years 8 months ago • 79 views • 11:10The human immune system is the most complex biological system we know, after the human brain, and yet, most of us never learn how it works. Or what it is. Your immune System consists of hundreds of tiny... continue reading
posted by eric3579 2 years 8 months 3 weeks ago • 724 views • 10:48Roger Reaves is a former pilot and drug smuggler who employed Barry Seal & ended up in prison for 33 years in 26 different prisons, in 7 different countries spanning 4 continents. His friends and associates... continue reading
posted by bobknight33 2 years 10 months 1 week ago • 5 views • 2:39:50From Youtube, "...66 million years ago, maybe on a Tuesday afternoon, life was the same as it had been the day before or a thousand years before or pretty much a million years before. Things were good... continue reading
posted by w1ndex 2 years 10 months 3 weeks ago • 305 views • 12:02This is a bit of a mind-bender, but entirely worth the watch if you're at all interested in mathematics or computer science. Possibly even if you're not, but I'm uncertain. I had previously learned... continue reading
posted by moonsammy 2 years 11 months 2 weeks ago • 633 views00:00 Two Planets 02:00 Echoes 02:18 Mysteries of Life & Humanity 05:33 Experimental Sounds 07:13 New Direction 08:26 Nothings 10:43 Previously unheard sounds 14:54 The Ping ... continue reading
posted by eric3579 2 years 12 months ago • 422 views • 25:46Imagine pole-vaulting across dangerous terrain, down steep slopes and ravines. "Salto del pastor"—translated from Spanish as "the shepherd's leap"—is just that. Now a folk sport and hobby, it was once... continue reading
posted by newtboy 3 years ago • 751 views • 3:53Nobel Peace Prize Winner Kailash Satyarthi has dedicated his life to ending child trafficking in India. Despite getting attacked and beaten on many occasions, Kailash remains relentless in his mission.... continue reading
posted by bobknight33 3 years 2 weeks ago • 8 views • 10:28When 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 1 week ago • 166 views • 16:48S&H Green Stamps was one of the first customer reward programs handed out by various retailers. They were collected with great excitement by American families from the 1930s through the 1980s.
posted by bobknight33 3 years 1 month 2 weeks ago • 25 views • 8:07"Cookie Monster joins NPR's Life Kit Parenting Podcast to talk about practicing self-control, especially when you have to wait for something you really want... like a plate of delicious chocolate chip cookies..." ... continue reading
posted by ant 3 years 1 month 3 weeks ago • 11 views • 5:07Join Eric Idle as he teaches how to play “Always Look on the Bright Side of Life” on the guitar.
posted by simonm 3 years 1 month 3 weeks ago • 99 views • 4:03From Youtube, "Do you like driving, potentially not having a rent bill, and don't mind living at truck stops? Then driving a truck might be for you! Contributor Jon K. shares a day in the life of being... continue reading
posted by w1ndex 3 years 3 months 2 weeks ago • 65 views • 7:06Conway's Game of Life is Turing complete, but many people don't realize what that actually entails. At around the 16:30 mark, Alan Zucconi shows a build which simulates the game inside of the game itself.
posted by blacklotus90 3 years 4 months ago • 37 views • 23:33Stephen Hawking thought an asteroid impact posed the greatest threat to life on Earth. -yt
posted by eric3579 3 years 5 months ago • 416 views • 20:06From Youtube, "In and out, in and out. Staying alive is about doing things. This very second, your cells are combusting glucose molecules with oxygen to make energy available, which keeps you alive for... continue reading
posted by w1ndex 3 years 5 months 3 weeks ago • 324 views • 11:05