"... In 1971, three student teachers in Minneapolis, MN created a little computer game about westward expansion in the United States. Over 50 years later, The Oregon Trail series has sold more than 65... continue reading

posted by ant 4 days 10 hours 36 minutes ago • 5 views • 1:26:56

Mt Etna is known as “Lady of the Rings” because it tends to blow huge vortexes of gas and smoke regularly.

posted by newtboy 1 week 1 day ago • 212 views • 33 secs

"... Over the last year, we at MinuteEarth and MinutePhysics have had the privilege of working with NASA's Heliophysics Education Activation Team make a series of videos about the awesomeness of solar... continue reading

posted by ant 1 week 4 days ago • 3 views • 27:10

The endless expanse of the ocean’s midnight zone offers plenty of room to stretch out. Here, some animals can grow to great lengths. Siphonophores are gelatinous animals composed of specialized parts... continue reading

posted by newtboy 1 month ago • 126 views • 3:36

In just over a week since the last episode, a lot has happened with Boeing. From planes diving out of the sky and wheels falling off to the death of a whistle blower. In this episode we'll take a look... continue reading

posted by Spacey 1 month ago • 320 views • 11:50

The Ocean Kite Engine (OKE) incorporates regen kite control technology, enabling it to generate electrical power and/or providing propulsion. This dual functionality allows the OKE to not only propel boats... continue reading

posted by newtboy 1 month ago • 180 views • 10:01

When grown-up jellyfish love each other very much, they make huge numbers of teeny-tiny potato-shaped larvae. Those larvae grow into little polyps that cling to rocks and catch prey with their stinging... continue reading

posted by newtboy 1 month ago • 38 views • 4:39

Another bad apple in an orchard of nothing but bad apples, Indiana Clark County Sheriff Jamie Noel and his family bilked the township out of millions and millions in property alone, along with misappropriating... continue reading

posted by newtboy 1 month ago • 276 views • 2:28

Pareidolia is the tendency to perceive a specific, often meaningful image in a random or ambiguous visual pattern (Merriam-Webster) This one minute film uses pareidolia as a tool to convey the importance... continue reading

posted by newtboy 1 month ago • 229 views • 1:01

SKELETON PANDA SEA SQUIRT: A new species of sea creature that has a distinctive skeleton-like body structure and black spots that resemble a panda has been discovered in Japan. The "skeleton panda sea... continue reading

posted by newtboy 1 month ago • 42 views • 36 secs

Gino Colonacosta and his 15-year-old son stalked and shot at a woman sitting in her car outside of her apartment. They thought she was the "burglar" who triggered their doorbell camera, but that was actually... continue reading

posted by newtboy 1 month 3 weeks ago • 52 views • 9:11

This car goes from 0-62 miles per hour (100kph) in 0.956 of a second. This is the classic acceleration test, one that we all grew up using to compare cars. A Formula 1 car will do it in about two and... continue reading

posted by newtboy 1 month 4 weeks ago • 131 views • 17:05

Plimpton 322 is the name given to a 3,800-year-old clay tablet discovered in Iraq in the early 20th Century by archeologist Edgar J Banks, the man believed to have inspired Indiana Jones. Over time this... continue reading

posted by newtboy 2 months ago • 45 views • 4:14

Soft White Underbelly interview and portrait of Marc, a man with neurofibromatosis in Woodstock, Illinois.

posted by BSR 2 months ago • 63 views • 21:20

Why were climate models so wrong about 2023? Neil deGrasse Tyson learns about why 2023 was hotter than we expected it to be and what effects need to be factored into future climate modeling with climatologist... continue reading

posted by newtboy 2 months 2 weeks ago • 137 views • 16:39

IF you can get SOME Trump supporters to think their own arguments through, you can change SOME minds. Watch how, in 60 seconds, this man realizes how poorly thought out his anti Ukraine position was... continue reading

posted by newtboy 2 months 3 weeks ago • 213 views • 1:54

I gave a talk on my Masters Thesis Project in Architecture focusing on Altering Soundscapes in Exterior Environments using Helmholtz Resonators in Ceramic Bricks to absorb Low Frequency Traffic Noise. ... continue reading

posted by newtboy 3 months ago • 80 views • 34:05

In this video, we explore the fascinating story of the Brennan Monorail, an innovative train from the early 1900s designed by Louis Brennan. This monorail defied conventional physics by balancing on a... continue reading

posted by newtboy 3 months ago • 83 views • 8:33

The act of sniffing black pepper has been explored in some studies for its potential to interrupt and shift habitual behaviors and cravings. The inhalation of black pepper's pungent scent may engage the... continue reading

posted by BSR 3 months 2 weeks ago • 109 views • 4:03

film historian and author Jeremy Arnold discusses whether 1988 movie "Die Hard" is a Christmas movie or not.

posted by newtboy 3 months 3 weeks ago • 59 views • 6:47