YouTube: In the search for longevity, scientists have found the longest-lived vertebrates on the planet in the arctic. Meanwhile, in warmer climes, the FDA approves a new method for combating disease-carrying... continue reading
posted by PlayhousePals 7 years 9 months 4 weeks ago • 100 views • 5:02Videos (66) | Sift Talk (0) | Blogs (0) | Comments (1000) |
Designer babies, the end of diseases, genetically modified humans that never age. Outrageous things that used to be science fiction are suddenly becoming reality. The only thing we know for sure is that... continue reading
posted by Mordhaus 7 years 10 months ago • 384 views • 16:04Welcome to the world of Lucius Popidius Secundus, a 17-year old living in Rome in 73 AD. His life is a typical one of arranged marriages, coming-of-age festivals, and communal baths. Take a look at this... continue reading
posted by Mordhaus 7 years 12 months ago • 331 views • 6:35YouTube: Did you know that cats have their own laws of physics? These are ancient, passed down through the ages on the internet. Author unknown. A special thanks to our guest cat scientist, Charlie Watson.
posted by PlayhousePals 7 years 12 months ago • 56 views • 1:10An interview with a man who after 60 years of mariage talks of his worries that his wife will forget him with her oncoming dememtia.
posted by rubywillow 8 years 2 weeks ago • 114 views • 4:29This video shows the power that learning art at any age can have.
posted by rubywillow 8 years 1 month 2 weeks ago • 41 views • 2:05I made this bow and arrow using only primitive tools and materials.The bow is 1.25 m (55 inches) long and shoots 60 cm (2 feet) long arrows. I don't know the draw weight - safe to say greater than 15 kg... continue reading
posted by Mordhaus 8 years 2 months 1 week ago • 621 views • 5:54"A stunningly hilarious video created by Olive Ryan that teaches people of all ages the basics of physics..." From http://www.reddit.com/r/videos/comments/46h7kl/failed_to_fix_your_cell_phone_make_a_robot/d05iqio... continue reading
posted by ant 8 years 3 months 2 weeks ago • 23 views • 6:12IFLScience: Still baffled by Einstein’s theory of relativity, or even the parts in the movie Interstellar when everyone experiences time differently? Well, this teenager’s explanation of special relativity... continue reading
posted by Zawash 8 years 6 months 3 weeks ago • 1,541 views • 7:34"Eternal youth wouldn't make us invincible." YouTube: References: Aubert, G. & Lansdorp, P. M. (2008) Telomeres and aging. Physiological Review 88(2): 557–579. http://simonadellemonache.com/dispens... ... continue reading
posted by PlayhousePals 8 years 11 months 2 weeks ago • 581 views • 2:58UAlberta: UAlberta research team uses MRI video to observe for the first time what happens inside joints when they crack. (Edmonton) “Pull my finger,” a phrase embraced by school-aged kids and embarrassing... continue reading
posted by Zawash 9 years 1 month 3 weeks ago • 408 views • 7 secsLack of ability to cry was why I didn't gel with antidepressants. Horrid. YouTube: Dr. Julie Holland argues that women are designed by nature to be dynamic and sensitive – women are moody and that... continue reading
posted by PlayhousePals 9 years 2 months ago • 302 views • 6:51YouTube description: Make a beautiful colour changing liquid from cabbage juice, and explore the science of indicator solutions in this fun chemistry experiment for children. Download the infosheet... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 9 years 2 months 4 weeks ago • 22 views • 3:56YouTube description: Teach children how to find the beautiful hidden colours in ink and use chromatography to solve mysteries. For info sheets and printable badges, click here: http://rigb.org/experimental/series-2/c... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 9 years 4 months 1 week ago • 276 views • 3:58"How old really is our solar system? Which planet in our solar system has the biggest ocean of all? Find out in The Solar System In Numbers! ..."
posted by ant 9 years 4 months 3 weeks ago • 33 views • 2:42This is the follow on to the first video---http://videosift.com/video/The-precision-repair-of-a-wooden-boat--- Here, he finishes off the bow of the boat. It's a beautiful piece of work, on a wooden... continue reading
posted by SFOGuy 9 years 5 months 3 weeks ago • 700 views • 3:45It was the change that no-one saw coming: the idea that we could take a book, a painting or a song and send it through cables and wires and even thin air to the other end of the world - and it would be... continue reading
posted by Trancecoach 9 years 11 months ago • 653 views • 5:43Some people consider them the best part of the movie going experience — the Movie Trailer. Take a look at the evolution of the "coming attractions" from simple silent film splices, through the template... continue reading
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