Imagine an enormous, lush rainforest teeming with life...in the Arctic. Well there was a time -- and not too long ago -- when the world warmed more than any human has ever seen. (So far) Produced in... continue reading

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"... 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 5 months 1 week ago • 86 views • 16:32

YouTube description: 1.8 billion years ago, a cell ate another cell, but it didn't digest it, and without that happening, we would not exist. This week we explore the origins of eukaryotic cells and... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 5 months 4 weeks ago • 321 views • 10:00

YouTube description: A decade ago, engineers found the Humber Bridge had the same problem as many of the world's suspension bridges: unexpectedly fast corrosion. Here's how they fixed it, and how they're... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 6 months ago • 933 views • 5:05

In 1957, Grace Braeger of West Bend traded in her old car, threw down $2,250 hard-earned dollars and bought a '57 Chevy. Since that day long ago, it's been her only car.

posted by bobknight33 6 months ago • 52 views • 4:42

One key ingredient in the cuisine of Puglia is cheese, and there is a great variety to choose from. One cheese that stands out from the crowd is Burrata, a cheese created only about 50 years ago.

posted by Mordhaus 6 months 3 weeks ago • 12 views • 3:13

About 10 years ago, the news was packed with reports about something called colony collapse disorder — a mysterious phenomenon that involved the disappearance of enormous numbers of bees. Then, the news... continue reading

posted by newtboy 1 year 1 week ago • 515 views • 3:30

YouTube description: 50 years ago, three NASA astronauts embarked on a journey that would take them “Round the moon and back”. The Apollo 8 mission proved the performance of the command and service... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 1 year 3 weeks ago • 516 views • 5:47

YouTube description: There is a revolution in the Type 1 diabetes community and thousands of people are now hacking their insulin pumps for better blood sugar management. CNBC's Erin Black, who was... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 1 year 2 months ago • 759 views • 7:09

YT: What wiped out the dinosaurs? Most of us were taught it was a killer asteroid—which is true. But it turns out there was more than one disaster movie playing at the cineplex that was Earth 66 million... continue reading

posted by Lumm 1 year 4 months 2 weeks ago • 119 views • 10:45

YouTube description: View full lesson: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/what-really-happened-to-the-library-of-alexandria-elizabeth-cox 2,300 years ago, the rulers of Alexandria set out to fulfill a very... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 1 year 5 months 1 week ago • 818 views • 4:53

The White Horse, in Uffington, is one of the oldest surviving works of art in Britain: carved into a hillside in Oxfordshire 3,000 years ago. Every year, it's rechalked by volunteers co-ordinated through... continue reading

posted by nanrod 1 year 5 months 1 week ago • 621 views • 2:50

Without neutrons, harnessing nuclear energy would be impossible. Try Audible free for 30 days: http://audible.com/veritasium I have a new documentary coming out in a few months - sign up here to be... continue reading

posted by b4rringt0n 1 year 8 months 3 weeks ago • 642 views • 7:38

The European Space Agency (ESA) is part of an international effort to monitor and – ultimately – tackle space debris. This junk – accumulated in orbit since the dawn of the space age sixty years... continue reading

posted by newtboy 1 year 11 months ago • 132 views • 3:37

From YT: Video highlighting my research on PowerPoint Turing Machines for CMU's SIGBOVIK 2017 From me: So it turns out PowerPoint is Years ago when I discovered you could export PowerPoint files... continue reading

posted by Ickster 2 years 1 week ago • 56 views • 5:34

YouTube description: Antibiotic-resistant bacteria kill 23,000 people every year in the United States, and the United Nations estimates that by 2050, more people will die from antibiotic-resistant infections... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 2 years 1 month 1 week ago • 390 views • 14:33

YouTube description: Our image of dinosaurs has been constantly changing since naturalists started studying them about 350 years ago. Taken together, these pictures can tell us a whole lot about just... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 2 years 2 months 2 weeks ago • 1,269 views • 12:21

YouTube description: This is how we go from single cells to people. EVO-DEVO Huxley B. Mac. Oh Carroll, Carroll Gould, Stephen Jay yeah D-D-D-D-Davidson and Peter See One cell divide and... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 2 years 3 months 3 weeks ago • 909 views • 4:46

Last year LIGO announced the detection of gravitational waves from the merger of two black holes. The science world went a little crazy. Only a few weeks ago a new rumour emerged: that LIGO had, for the... continue reading

posted by Mordhaus 2 years 4 months 1 week ago • 147 views • 15:51