Via YouTube: Fewer than three dozen Gobi bears survive in the Gobi Desert, a harsh landscape that stretches from Mongolia into China. Journalist and wildlife biologist Douglas Chadwick describes the efforts... continue reading

posted by Gratefulmom 7 years 3 months 1 week ago • 347 views • 5:25

The internet allows us to see videos, photos, and news from anywhere in the world almost instantaneously. But how?! In this video we learn about the hundreds of underwater fiber optic cables that connect... continue reading

posted by Mordhaus 7 years 5 months ago • 649 views • 7:37

I built a prawn trap from lawyer cane, sticks and vine. Then I caught some prawns and ate them. Prawn (and fish) traps are simple traps designed to catch aquatic life due to their shape. It consists... continue reading

posted by Mordhaus 7 years 6 months 2 weeks ago • 257 views • 7:16

YouTube: Look alive, you! Today we’re diving into the science behind dark circles under your eyes, and all the things that might cause them – tiredness included.

posted by PlayhousePals 7 years 8 months ago • 372 views • 2:26

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 4 weeks ago • 812 views • 14:23

YouTube description: Fra Angelico blue pigment extraction. True Lapis Lazuli pigment. Method based on recipe from book "Il Libro dell' Arte" by Cennino d'Andrea Cennini. ©2014 Attila Gazo (masterpigments.com) ... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 7 years 9 months 1 week ago • 273 views • 6:13

The Speke’s gazelle is the world's smallest gazelle, and is also one of the most endangered. This Bambi lookalike lives in the semidesert areas in the Horn of Africa. Named after English explorer John... continue reading

posted by blacklotus90 7 years 9 months 3 weeks ago • 202 views • 1:07

With all of the global warming a new threat has emerged, the release of methane gas, trapped in methane hydrates on ocean floors. It's release is often referred to as the 'methane bomb'. The last time... continue reading

posted by Mordhaus 7 years 9 months 3 weeks ago • 966 views • 8:37

If you're looking for the answers to life's questions and Wikipedia was under scheduled maintenance, look no further, Casually Explained is here to help.

posted by PlayhousePals 7 years 10 months ago • 279 views • 3:35

YouTube description: Bill reveals the stunning engineering underlying the design of a diaper. He describes the five layers of a diaper, including the superabsorbent polymer in the diaper's core. He... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 7 years 11 months 1 week ago • 337 views • 6:34

YouTube description: Today we conclude our unit on Philosophy of Religion and Hank gets a little help from Indiana Jones to explain religious pragmatism and Pascal’s Wager, fideism, and Kierkegaard’s... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 7 years 11 months 4 weeks ago • 162 views • 9:13

YouTube description: This video is a mini-documentary about the Finnish Language. First I investigate the history of the Finnish language before dissecting some of its important features. Special... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 7 years 12 months ago • 264 views • 9:57

I made a rough type of textile from bark fibre. This is the same tree I use for making cordage though I don’t know its name. It has been raining a lot here lately (the video also shows how well the hut... continue reading

posted by Mordhaus 8 years 2 weeks ago • 639 views • 4:48

YouTube description: This week we answer skeptics like Descartes with empiricism. Hank explains John Locke’s primary and secondary qualities and why George Berkeley doesn’t think that distinction... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 8 years 2 months ago • 147 views • 9:52

Senator Elizabeth Warren delivers a floor speech on March 9, 2016, urging Senate Republicans to give timely consideration and an up-down-vote to President Barack Obama's Supreme Court nominee. "SHALL... continue reading

posted by newtboy 8 years 2 months ago • 800 views • 8:23

500ish were made and around half were sold outside the US before the company went under. It isn't mentioned in the video, but the chambers were specially engineered with a taper ream so that smaller cartridge... continue reading

posted by Mordhaus 8 years 2 months 1 week ago • 710 views • 5:15

A "ballroom" hidden under a mansion lake built by a criminal who ate a cyanide pill during his trial

posted by newtboy 8 years 2 months 2 weeks ago • 23 views • 3:21

YT: Bill details the key engineering principles underlying plastic injection molding. He describes its history and, then, reveals the intricate details of the process. He shows viewers where to find, on... continue reading

posted by Fantomas 8 years 5 months 3 weeks ago • 357 views • 9:37

The eight glasses of water a day is a myth! YouTube: How much water should you drink every day? Not as much as you've been told. This summer, like many summers before it, has seen a rash of articles... continue reading

posted by PlayhousePals 8 years 7 months 1 week ago • 793 views • 6:46

"No one should be under the illusion that marijuana has no harms." Happy 420 Sifters! YouTube: There's just no way to talk about marijuana without someone completely misinterpreting what I say. Some... continue reading

posted by PlayhousePals 9 years 4 weeks ago • 257 views • 5:48