In 2011, The Metropolitan Museum of Art opened the New Galleries for the Art of the Arab Lands, Turkey, Iran, Central Asia, and Later South Asia, which house the Museum's renowned collection of Islamic... continue reading

posted by newtboy 1 year 3 months 2 weeks ago • 60 views • 17:44

This month a paper came out that honestly chilled me. It was about tipping points in climate - a well-known concept that the climate can change abruptly if certain conditions are met in certain elements... continue reading

posted by newtboy 1 year 7 months 2 weeks ago • 78 views • 11:01

From Youtube, "CREDITS: This video was made in collaboration with Benedikt Pleyer, who is a gifted microscopist and has a wonderful contagious passion for discovering the incredible worlds that exist... continue reading

posted by w1ndex 3 years 2 months 4 weeks ago • 276 views • 11:43

"... I met Molly Burke a few months ago. She’s awesome. I absolutely love what she’s done on YouTube to bring awareness to living with disability, and turning it into ability. And her guide dog Gallop... continue reading

posted by ant 4 years 8 months 3 weeks ago • 90 views • 16:32

YouTube description: Watch a time-lapse video of the installation and deinstallation (rotation) of large carpets and mounted textiles in The Met's galleries for the Art of the Arab Lands, Turkey, Iran,... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 5 years 8 months 1 week ago • 337 views • 1:21

YouTube description: Watch a video showing the conservation of a Michelangelo drawing on loan from Christ Church Picture Gallery, Oxford, in preparation for the exhibition Michelangelo: Divine Draftsman... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 6 years 6 months ago • 459 views • 6:00

YouTube description: We’ve all met a crazy cat lady or maybe a neighbor with an insane collection of pet turtles. Now, let us introduce you to Ramón Medina Archundia: the iguana guy. Archundia loves... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 6 years 9 months 1 week ago • 234 views • 2:29

Man met this Macedonian hyperpolyglot and he speaks 35 languages. In this video they will speak 15 languages which they have in common and after that one will speak 6 more languages which the other does... continue reading

posted by Ashenkase 6 years 11 months ago • 228 views • 12:28

YouTube: February 6: On this day in 1964, Britain and France agreed to build the Channel Tunnel..

posted by PlayhousePals 7 years 2 months 3 weeks ago • 949 views • 5:07

The fascinating video above tells the story of MIT Professor Ioannis Yannas, who was recently inducted into the National Inventor’s Hall of Fame alongside such luminaries as the Wright brothers and Steve... continue reading

posted by enoch 8 years 3 months 1 week ago • 1,844 views • 16:57

There was something deeply satisfying about watching a true craftsman doing their thing. This was artisanal beyond my reckoning. I had no good ideas myself on how you'd find and reuse the same hidden... continue reading

posted by SFOGuy 9 years 5 months 1 week ago • 1,044 views • 6:52

"These beads seem to levitate, defy gravity and jump out of the beaker. But how and why do they act like this? We met up with Steve Mould, the science guy from Britain's Brightest, to explore the science... continue reading

posted by ant 1 decade 10 months 1 week ago • 199 views • 5:15