From Youtube, "The logistic map connects fluid convection, neuron firing, the Mandelbrot set and so much more. Animations, coding, interactives in this video by Jonny Hyman

posted by w1ndex 3 weeks 4 days ago • 627 views • 18:39

Building a spooky Halloween Robot Centipede was made possible by the Pro members of Makers Play ground. Thank you all for your love and support of the maker community. This project was a little challenging... continue reading

posted by newtboy 4 months 2 weeks ago • 193 views • 9:57

YouTube description: We also don't really know what rotifers are... but we'll try to tell you as much as we know!

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 4 months 2 weeks ago • 785 views • 9:19

YouTube description: We owe so much to diatoms! They help us make beer, paint, and kitty litter, and they're responsible for some of the air you're breathing right now!... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 6 months 2 weeks ago • 817 views • 7:44

YouTube description: Something about the Apollo missions always confused me, sure, the step off of the lunar lander’s 91 cm footpad was a small step, but the step just before that was actually enormous! ... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 7 months 1 week ago • 471 views • 14:48

YouTube description: I got to see an Ocean Sunfish (Mola mola) up close and personal at the Monterey Bay Aquarium recently and I fell in love. These things are the superlative of superlatives. They... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 7 months 3 weeks ago • 1,832 views • 3:58

YouTube description: There was so much I wasn't able to tell you. Like, for example, most of the jellyfish on display at the aquarium are born and bred at the aquarium. They do active research on jellyfish... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 8 months 3 weeks ago • 1,380 views • 8:03

After fourteen years of pretty much uncontested domination, Goodyear saw their reign challenged by a small band of Indiana tire makers named Hoosier Racing Tires. What ensued was one of the bloodiest conflicts... continue reading

posted by bobknight33 9 months 2 weeks ago • 65 views • 18:28

"... Today's Adventures! Wren uses visual effects to show you how much water is actually on Planet Earth! ..."

posted by ant 12 months ago • 47 views • 6:38

YouTube description: Until the mid 1950’s, small short-range airliners like the twin engined IL-14 were really the only type the Soviet Union produced. And that meant flying across the country’s... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 1 year 1 month 3 weeks ago • 415 views • 10:05

YouTube description: I didn't get much sleep the last two days, but it works! I'm going to keep working away on this project but in a different form factor. (H/T @eric3579)... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 1 year 1 month 4 weeks ago • 309 views • 12:14

YouTube description: How many tries does it take an average player to do what professional pool players do on the first try? Your Average Pool Player attempts Corey Deuel's famous 2004 US Open draw... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 1 year 3 months 1 week ago • 1,722 views • 5:07

How much fuel does engine idling use? Does idling waste fuel? How much fuel does it take to start a car? Do engine start-stop systems save gas? The truth about engine start stop systems.

posted by bobknight33 1 year 5 months 3 weeks ago • 605 views • 7:15

YouTube description: The Japanese Car Company is a corporate behemoth - but it's done much more than just give us Corollas or Land Cruisers. It's changed the way the world makes products. Here's how. ... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 1 year 5 months 4 weeks ago • 1,697 views • 4:52

YouTube description: Denmark has been consistently ranked in the World Happiness Report among the top three happiest countries in the world, owing, in part, to the presence of a stable government, access... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 1 year 6 months ago • 418 views • 4:45

"Brexit Britain is fed up with experts. These days we only listen to the bloke down the pub. So in this controlled experiment, we put three experts in a pub and recorded the results for your viewing pleasure. ... continue reading

posted by radx 1 year 6 months 3 weeks ago • 63 views • 58:34

YouTube description: Huttese, Klingon, Dothraki—it’s all Greek to me. Just a bunch of sounds. Right? Not if you listen closely. Some of these constructed languages, or “conlangs,” pass as real... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 1 year 8 months 3 weeks ago • 547 views • 4:32

As an American living in Thailand, I sometimes see Buddhist (and other Eastern religion) symbols that are pretty close to being swastikas. In many cases, I think that is done without knowledge of the... continue reading

The Crisis of Meaning [humans are not cats] YouTube: Studies have shown that people with jetpacks were on average 92.4% much happier with their lives.

posted by PlayhousePals 1 year 10 months ago • 470 views • 9:43

OK. A thing I didn't say, that I probably should have, is that we haven't actually had a chance to do as much research on marijuana as we should have. Edibles have different effects than smoking which... continue reading

posted by eric3579 1 year 10 months 1 week ago • 588 views • 3:40