YouTube: Narcissism is the word we routinely use to describe someone self-satisfied and arrogant. But what do we really mean by the word – and are we applying it correctly?
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The US signed the metre convention and bases all customary units on SI standards. As an aside, the Utah constitution from 1895 required the metric system to be taught in schools. This requirement was repealed... continue reading
posted by eric3579 6 years 10 months 3 weeks ago • 1,012 views • 8:52YouTube description: At the University of Manchester's High Voltage Laboratory, we see what happens when a DJI Phantom 3 drone gets hit with an electrical impulse of 1.4MV - basically, a lightning strike.... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 6 years 11 months 3 weeks ago • 339 views • 5:31YouTube: The person we may find it hardest to be kind and sympathetic to is, surprisingly, ourselves. Yet being a friend to ourselves provides the only viable basis for living an emotionally fulfilled life.
posted by PlayhousePals 7 years 1 week ago • 165 views • 4:11SAD! YouTube: I don't really know what this budget is meant to do aside from raise military spending dramatically while keeping spending almost exactly the same as it is now. It's remarkable how close... continue reading
posted by PlayhousePals 7 years 1 week ago • 338 views • 5:03YouTube: Our feelings are often waiting for the right words to help us to experience them properly
posted by PlayhousePals 7 years 2 weeks ago • 85 views • 4:41School of Life's close reading of Machiavelli's the Prince avoids the trap of "How to Be a Tyrant".
posted by oblio70 7 years 3 weeks ago • 921 views • 5:17YouTube: We have a very unhelpful tendency – when in relationships – to idealise what it was like being single. We should learn how to bear proper witness to our single days.
posted by PlayhousePals 7 years 4 weeks ago • 118 views • 3:02YouTube: Our relationships are often not quite as warm and perfect as they should be. That’s perhaps because we’re comparing them with a relationship in the past to which they shouldn’t – in fairness... continue reading
posted by PlayhousePals 7 years 1 month ago • 249 views • 5:57Published on Jan 24, 2017 Hilariously cringey debate between a (beta) male feminist and student regarding the gender wage gap.
posted by bobknight33 7 years 1 month 2 weeks ago • 24 views • 14:05YouTube: The real reason we may destroy ourselves isn’t really to do with politics or economics or even warfare. It has to do with our minds.
posted by PlayhousePals 7 years 1 month 2 weeks ago • 1,143 views • 5:24YouTube description: In the high-speed world of rally car racing, you’re only as good as your co-driver. As these racers speed around hairpin turns on unpaved, narrow roads, drivers must rely on the... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 7 years 1 month 3 weeks ago • 540 views • 4:06YouTube: No one is ever boring: we just seem boring when we haven’t learnt the surprisingly easy art of being honest about our vulnerabilities.
posted by PlayhousePals 7 years 1 month 3 weeks ago • 572 views • 6:05YouTube: We are masters at knowing how to lie to ourselves. We pay a heavy price for this self-deception.
posted by PlayhousePals 7 years 2 months 3 weeks ago • 390 views • 5:58I don't know how it works, it's just the old bolt in the bottle gag.
posted by Mordhaus 7 years 2 months 3 weeks ago • 3,297 views • 13:21YouTube: Being polite isn't enough to win one friends. One needs also to learn the art of being warm: this begins with having the right sort of relationship to our own weaknesses and foibles
posted by PlayhousePals 7 years 3 months 1 week ago • 81 views • 4:32Divide, multiply, and subtract. Bring it on down and bring it on back. (H/T @eric3579) YouTube description: Long Division Rap Don't forget to like and follow my Facebook Page. https://www.facebook.com/nadine... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 7 years 3 months 1 week ago • 466 views • 56 secsAt the age of 74, Meena Raghavan is the oldest known practitioner of Kalaripayattu, an ancient martial art from southern India. Since she was 7 years old, Raghavan has trained with the best of them. While... continue reading
posted by Mordhaus 7 years 5 months ago • 1,407 views • 2:22For two years, I went to a British public boarding school, and recently, I attended a reunion. I talk about them.
posted by Mordhaus 7 years 5 months 1 week ago • 20 views • 8:24