YouTube description: View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/how-to-spot-a-misleading-graph-lea-gaslowitz When they’re used well, graphs can help us intuitively grasp complex data. But as visual... continue reading
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YouTube description: From bee sting to cobra bites, we measure the deadliest substance known to mankind and see how much it takes to kill a person. Everything from the top 10 deadliest substance, most... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 6 years 10 months 1 week ago • 2,401 views • 3:24"View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/a-brief-history-of-goths-dan-adams What do fans of atmospheric post-punk music have in common with ancient barbarians? Not much ... so why are both known... continue reading
posted by ant 6 years 11 months 3 weeks ago • 25 views • 5:31YT: Are you thinking of adopting a new kitten? Or do you want to know some fun facts about kitten care? WATCH this brand new video to find out some fun facts and information about cats and kittens that... continue reading
posted by PlayhousePals 6 years 11 months 4 weeks ago • 125 views • 5:21YouTube: Measuring 'intellect' is a difficult task. Check out one way scientists are attempting to make this endeavor more testable.
posted by PlayhousePals 7 years 2 weeks ago • 435 views • 5:02"Tardigrades, also referred to as "water bears," are eight-legged microscopic animals that are seemingly impossible to kill, having been found everywhere from Antarctica to the deep sea."
posted by Warren E. Hale (MrFisk) 7 years 1 month 2 weeks ago • 1,101 views • 4:10YouTube description: Meet Professor Jamie Seymour, he milks stuff. But nothing that moos, has hooves, wool or fur. He prefers to live life on the edge, milking the venom from the most venomous animals... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 7 years 1 month 3 weeks ago • 176 views • 4:26In this video I build a garden to grow Cassava and yams, two staple food crops. Cassava is a shrub that develops large edible roots. Yams are a climbing vine that produce large, edible underground bulbs... continue reading
posted by Mordhaus 7 years 2 months 1 week ago • 99 views • 6:27YouTube description: View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/how-super-glue-was-invented-moments-of-vision-8-jessica-oreck Today, super glue is a nearly indispensable household item — but its... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 7 years 2 months 3 weeks ago • 362 views • 1:54YouTube description: View full lesson: ed.ted.com/lessons/history-vs-cleopatra-alex-gendler She was the most notorious woman in ancient history, a queen who enraptured not one but two of Rome’s... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 7 years 3 months ago • 171 views • 4:28YouTube description: Animators had a few tricks up their slee...err gloves.
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 7 years 3 months ago • 204 views • 4:57YouTube Description: View full lesson here: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/the-mathematics-of-sidewalk-illusions-fumiko-futamura Have you ever come across an oddly stretched image on the sidewalk, only... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 7 years 3 months 1 week ago • 21 views • 4:55A look at Cartoon Network's block of programming that popularized anime in the west.
posted by Mordhaus 7 years 3 months 2 weeks ago • 182 views • 6:02Via YouTube: This troop of Langur Monkeys show empathetic behavior as they mourn what they think is a dead baby Langur, which is actually a robotic spy monkey, designed to film the primates. This footage... continue reading
posted by Gratefulmom 7 years 3 months 3 weeks ago • 1,269 views • 1:27YouTube description: Foraminifera – tiny, single-celled marine life forms – build gorgeous houses that record how much ice there is on the planet. Special thanks to Professor Lee Kump of Penn... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 7 years 4 months 3 weeks ago • 489 views • 2:51At the Computer History Museum, in Mountain View, California, there sits a small teapot. It's the world's most famous teapot.
posted by Mordhaus 7 years 5 months 2 weeks ago • 921 views • 2:34The killer punch of the mantis shrimp is the fastest strike in the animal kingdom, a skill that goes hand in hand with its extraordinary eyesight. They can see an invisible level of reality using polarized... continue reading
posted by Mordhaus 7 years 5 months 2 weeks ago • 36 views • 4:00The best technical description of what happened. Many small human errors combined to create the conditions for this tragic accident.
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