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

posted by Fantomas 2 hours 24 minutes ago • 2 views • 7:10

"... The eyes are often the first thing we see when we look at someone. And when you look at them up close, everyone’s eye color is a kaleidoscope of shapes and hues. How does eye color work? The answer... continue reading

posted by ant 3 days 7 hours 4 minutes ago • 217 views • 6:21

YouTube description: Even if you are a fruit and veggie lover, chances are you’ve never heard of most, if any, of the produce grown on Aaron Choi’s Girl & Dug Farms in San Marcos, California. Badger... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 1 week ago • 156 views • 3:20

"... I love coffee. Like, a lot. You know who else loves coffee? Astronauts! And also the people who help them do awesome things in space (I think NASA might be powered by coffee). But how do astronauts... continue reading

posted by ant 2 weeks 4 days ago • 116 views • 11:39

Source: SmarterEveryDay

posted by b4rringt0n 2 weeks 5 days ago • 1,326 views • 16:13

"... We’ve all gotten dizzy before… but have you ever gotten WEIRD DIZZY? I teamed up with Vanessa Hill from BrainCrat to answer the question 'why do we get dizzy?' and in the process we learned about... continue reading

posted by ant 3 weeks 2 days ago • 635 views • 9:22

Part 3 of Smarter Every Day's look at social media manipulation, this time taking a look at Facebook.

posted by w1ndex 3 weeks 6 days ago • 671 views • 22:34

Onion Senior Political Reporter Eliza Hayes provides a definitive breakdown of why you're wrong.

posted by newtboy 4 weeks ago • 34 views • 51 secs

Both beautiful and terrifying, this is a quick look at fungi, with a focus on their reproduction. It goes beyond terrifying if you happen to be an @ant, or similar cordyceps-susceptible life form.

posted by noims 4 weeks ago • 344 views • 4:44

YouTube description: Even though you can see purple, there's no purple light. This also explains why we can use a colour wheel when the electromagnetic spectrum is linear. (H/T @eric3579)... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 1 month 1 week ago • 761 views • 4:52

YT: I look at songs that use a sudden bar of 3/4 to 'skip a beat', including '"Heart of Glass" by Blondie, "I Love Rock 'n' Roll" by Joan Jet, "All You Need Is Love" by The Beatles, "Say A Little Prayer"... continue reading

posted by Zawash 1 month 2 weeks ago • 573 views • 9:26

On Thursday, March 28, Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA), during a House Intelligence Committee open hearing, responded to Trump and Congressional Republican's calls for his resignation. "You might say that's... continue reading

posted by newtboy 1 month 3 weeks ago • 190 views • 5:14

YouTube description: Dams serve a wide variety of purposes from hydropower to flood control to storage of water for municipal and industrials uses. But when a dam’s useful purpose fades away, the... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 1 month 3 weeks ago • 1,275 views • 8:40

YouTube description: You can make a movable hole in soap film with a loop of thread. It's surprising when you first see and it's fun to think about why it behaves the way it does. It's also a useful... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 2 months 1 week ago • 503 views • 6:03

YouTube description: Compliant mechanisms have lots of advantages over traditional devices. SimpliSafe is awesome security. It's really effective, easy to use, and the price is great. Check out SimpliSafe... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 2 months 1 week ago • 989 views • 12:52

YT: Two: the inside and the outside (badum tshh)! But taking a more scientific approach, do bananas actually have 5 sides like all the pub quizzes say? Dr Sally Le Page is a British evolutionary biologist... continue reading

posted by Zawash 2 months 2 weeks ago • 21 views • 10:07

From Youtube, "Can you trust our videos? How do we research them nowadays? And what about our older videos? "

posted by w1ndex 2 months 2 weeks ago • 624 views • 6:10

YouTube description: The Colombian group Ghetto Kumbé puts on a show you’re unlikely to forget. It’s an experiment, a ritual and an ode to the band’s diverse Colombian roots. Combining traditional... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 2 months 3 weeks ago • 44 views • 2:37