February 2017 saw one of the most serious dam-related engineering incidents in history with the failure of the service spillway at Oroville Dam. Whether they realized it or not, the people living and working... continue reading

posted by eric3579 3 years 11 months ago • 465 views • 18:27

From Youtube, "Black holes are the most powerful and extreme things in the universe and they are wildly weird and complicated. What would happen if you fell inside one and what are they really?"

posted by w1ndex 3 years 11 months 2 weeks ago • 235 views • 12:15

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 4 years 2 weeks ago • 167 views • 16:48

"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 4 years 1 month ago • 13 views • 5:07

From Youtube, "The night sky seems peaceful and orderly. But in reality, stars are careening through the galaxy at speeds of hundreds of thousands of kilometers per hour. Not bound by static formations... continue reading

posted by w1ndex 4 years 4 months 1 week ago • 326 views • 9:46

From Youtube, "By the end of the 21st century, humanity is becoming desperate. Decades of heatwaves and droughts have led to unusually poor harvests, while the warming oceans yield fewer fish each year.... continue reading

posted by w1ndex 4 years 5 months 2 weeks ago • 512 views • 9:10

WTF! No, I really mean it, what the actual, convoluted, outdated, insane, fk. My head hurts.

posted by dedstick 4 years 5 months 2 weeks ago • 75 views • 8:03

"... Sounds that animals make can be really different, and it turns out that there's a reason why some species communicate with certain sounds..."

posted by ant 4 years 11 months ago • 14 views • 4:04

From Youtube, "Anti-gravity is one of those controversial subjects that some say is more in the realm of science fiction than science fact with many physicists saying it's just not theoretically possible... continue reading

posted by w1ndex 5 years 5 months 1 week ago • 117 views • 14:25

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) 5 years 6 months 1 week ago • 793 views • 9:19

YouTube description: Continuing the series on the power grid by diving deeper into the engineering of large-scale electricity generation.

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 5 years 8 months 3 weeks ago • 579 views • 9:59

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) 5 years 8 months 4 weeks ago • 483 views • 14:48

If you irritate Godzilla by talking or texting while he's telling his stories, you get the Atomic Breath. Got it? That goes for you too, Minilla. This magnificent stop-motion masterpiece was created... continue reading

posted by newtboy 5 years 10 months 1 week ago • 1,469 views • 1:48

YT: How can you sort out genuine online reviews from fake opinions that are bought and paid for?

posted by Fantomas 5 years 10 months 3 weeks ago • 318 views • 7:10

From Youtube, "Jonna Mendez, former CIA Chief of Disguise, takes a look at spy scenes from a variety of television shows and movies and breaks down how accurate they really are..."

posted by w1ndex 5 years 11 months 1 week ago • 64 views • 27:54

YT: The Forbes Pigment Collection, at the Harvard Art Museums, is a collection of pigments, binders, and other art materials for researchers to use as standards: so they can tell originals from restorations... continue reading

posted by Fantomas 6 years 3 weeks ago • 448 views • 5:13

I've heard a lot of discussions about Banksy, but this does a really good job of explaining it from all sides as well as giving it thorough philosophical and historical context. Good stuff.