An Englishman living with cystic fibrosis in Rarotonga teaches his new apprentice the traditional Polynesian art of Tatatau. In order for the custom practice to continue, the knowledge must be passed down.

posted by Mordhaus 7 years 8 months ago • 108 views • 3:01

YouTube description: It’s probably the most well known peacetime battle between the USA and the Soviet Union, in both technological and ideological terms of the 20th century. Although the USA won... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 7 years 8 months 2 weeks ago • 811 views • 14:23

When Dr. John Reid, Chairman of the Trimontium Trust, contacted us and asked for our help in order to shed some light on an ancient mystery, we immediately agreed! Dr. Reid and his team did some excavations... continue reading

posted by Mordhaus 7 years 8 months 4 weeks ago • 344 views • 29:38

Predominately found in South and Central America, the Leafcutter Ant is truly an amazing creature. The complexity of teamwork and organization displayed in their societies is 2nd only to human beings and... continue reading

posted by Mordhaus 7 years 11 months 2 weeks ago • 281 views • 8:09

YouTube: 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 ago • 518 views • 8:17

Pinballs can move at speeds of up to 5 yards per second! You need to have quick reflexes in order to be a pinball wizard! Source: YouTube

posted by lolz 8 years 1 week ago • 142 views • 2:03

Sacks of Water, prepare to have your minds blown. From YouTube: "Does water have a fourth phase, beyond solid, liquid and vapor? University of Washington Bioengineering Professor Gerald Pollack... continue reading

posted by chicchorea 8 years 4 months 2 weeks ago • 1,036 views • 24:15

Ugggg ... I hate when the time changes [espcially in the Spring!] YouTube: Daylight saving time is the practice of setting the clocks forward one hour during the spring and back again in the fall in... continue reading

posted by PlayhousePals 8 years 6 months 1 week ago • 351 views • 2:20

"Sesame Street's spoof of 'Law and Order: Special Victims Unit,' in which the detectives hunt down a missing letter M..." From http://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/356sal/hi_reddit_im_caroll_spinney_the_puppeteer_who... continue reading

posted by ant 8 years 8 months 2 weeks ago • 137 views • 3:41

EconStories presents a special event on entrepreneurship and innovation. PayPal co-founder and technology entrepreneur Peter Thiel visits the UT Austin campus to talk about innovation, entrepreneurship... continue reading

posted by Trancecoach 9 years 5 months 1 week ago • 13 views • 51:15

YouTube: In which John Green investigates war, and what exactly it may or may not be good for. Was war a result of human beings organizing into larger and more complex agricultural social orders, or did... continue reading

posted by PlayhousePals 9 years 9 months ago • 281 views • 12:48

Surely these come in a McBarf Bag ... or do you need to order that secretly too?

posted by PlayhousePals 1 decade 3 months 3 weeks ago • 479 views • 2:05

YouTube Description: Why are humans so aberrant - that is to say - why do all human cultures have marriage-like institutions while 90 percent of mammalian species are promiscuous? The neuroscientist... continue reading

posted by Janine V. (Lilithia) 1 decade 3 months 3 weeks ago • 205 views • 4:20

This shows the 56 different ethnic backgrounds living in China today, in descending order of population. China is a much more diverse place than one would expect.

posted by artician 1 decade 11 months ago • 236 views • 5:03

YouTube Description: In this video Pro MMA Fighter and Taekwondo Champion AJ Drake discusses the Top 5 Most Common Street Fighting Mistakes made by inexperienced and even mildly experienced fighters. He... continue reading

posted by PlayhousePals 1 decade 11 months 2 weeks ago • 487 views • 3:40

Caleb sez, "The Department of Defense ordered that 3d printed gun removed from the Internet. That didn't work out. You can still download it and print it. I did, and found that the files are a mess and... continue reading

posted by truth-is-the-nemesis 1 decade 11 months 3 weeks ago • 376 views • 3:53

Vimeo description: Barely visible to the naked eye, sea urchin larvae grow and transform into bottom-dwelling urchins. Plankton Chronicles Project by Christian Sardet, CNRS / Noe Sardet and Sharif... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 1 decade 1 year 1 month 3 weeks ago • 252 views • 2:55

(youtube) We're exploring the world of Chicken Nuggets and Frobenius numbers. 43 has long been a special number in the world of McNugget mathematics, but 11 is also important!

posted by pumkinandstorm 1 decade 1 year 6 months 4 weeks ago • 736 views • 5:43