SAD! YouTube: I don't really know what this budget is meant to do aside from raise military spending dramatically while keeping spending almost exactly the same as it is now. It's remarkable how close... continue reading
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YouTube: I once received a lot of blowback for an Upshot article in which I showed (with evidence) that exercise is not the key to weight loss. Diet is. Many, many readers cannot wrap their head around... continue reading
posted by PlayhousePals 7 years 2 months 3 weeks ago • 57 views • 5:53YouTube description: It's not vanity. For cats, staying clean is a matter of life and death. And their tongue, specially equipped for the job, is just one of the things that makes cats such successful predators. ... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 7 years 3 months ago • 369 views • 3:47YouTube description: The archerfish hunts by spitting water at terrestrial targets with weapon-like precision, and can even tell human faces apart. Is this fish smarter than it looks? ---+ Read the... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 7 years 4 months ago • 192 views • 3:36YouTube description: If you're sitting on a boat in Lake Constance, are you in three countries at once? Or just in one? Does it even matter? Because strangely, it turns out there are parts of the world... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 7 years 5 months ago • 556 views • 2:32YouTube description: Here's a great resource that allows you to search and organize all of Trump's tweets: http://www.trumptwitterarchive.com/ SOURCES & FURTHER READING: http://varianceexplained.org/r/trump-twe... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 7 years 5 months ago • 645 views • 6:46YouTube description: There's a hidden market in the supermarket — Vox's Phil Edwards explains. Read the article here: http://www.vox.com/2016/11/22/13707022/grocery-store-slotting-fees-slotting-allowances... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 7 years 6 months 1 week ago • 130 views • 6:59See also this article on making the episode - http://bbc.in/1VYzLYk YouTube description: Programme website: http://bbc.in/1SMdeuR This bird's incredible acceleration and agility enable it to to sneak... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 7 years 8 months 1 week ago • 880 views • 2:52YouTube description: Conceived in the open sea, tiny spaceship-shaped sea urchin larvae search the vast ocean to find a home. After this incredible odyssey, they undergo one of the most remarkable transformations... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 7 years 9 months 1 week ago • 658 views • 3:23"Justin Schmidt is an entomologist who studies stinging insects. Through the course of his work, he estimates that he has been stung more than 1,000 times, all in the name of science. In fact, Schmidt... continue reading
posted by blacklotus90 7 years 9 months 2 weeks ago • 392 views • 2:31YouTube description: Did you play with glow in the dark toys as a kid? They’re super cool, but kind of mysterious. How do they glow after all? Hank explains the phenomenon in this quick question. ... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 7 years 10 months 1 week ago • 129 views • 2:37This video was taken in Papua, Indonesia. We saw it happen five or six times before we finally managed to capture it on video. The horsehair worms infect the prey and modify the brain chemistry in such... continue reading
posted by newtboy 8 years 2 months ago • 1,000 views • 4:04YouTube Description: What has the highest melting point known to us? Hank Green explains in this episode of SciShow. This episode is brought to you by Audible. Go to Audible.com/SciShow for a free 30-day trail. ... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 8 years 4 months ago • 524 views • 5:26YouTube Description: Jellyfish don’t have a heart, or blood, or even a brain. They’ve survived five mass extinctions. And you can find them in every ocean, from pole to pole. What’s their secret?... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 8 years 7 months 2 weeks ago • 170 views • 2:56The eight glasses of water a day is a myth! YouTube: How much water should you drink every day? Not as much as you've been told. This summer, like many summers before it, has seen a rash of articles... continue reading
posted by PlayhousePals 8 years 7 months 3 weeks ago • 793 views • 6:46"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 1 week ago • 581 views • 2:58YouTube Description: In 1991, Cuba's economy began to implode. "The Special Period in the Time of Peace" was the government's euphemism for what was a culmination of 30 years worth of isolation. It... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 9 years 5 months 1 week ago • 1,569 views • 8:30YouTube Description: Tuning forks are wonderful tools for teaching physics. In this video and accompanying article, James Lincoln, Physics Teacher at Tarbut V Torah High School highlights 10 enriching... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 9 years 5 months 3 weeks ago • 207 views • 5:16YouTube: Hanu Dixit music: https://www.youtube.com/user/HanuDixit0003 Vsauce video about the FRAME RATE of the eye: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=buSaywCF6E8 Feature Film numbers [PDF]: http://www.uis.unesco.org... continue reading
posted by Janine V. (Lilithia) 1 decade 2 months 3 weeks ago • 383 views • 9:43YouTube Description: Guest Star: Elsie the cat. Music by http://www.youtube.com/JakeChudnow and from http://www.audionetwork.com FLAVOR NETWORK ARTICLE (the cool food network graphs): http://www.nature.com/srep... continue reading
posted by Janine V. (Lilithia) 1 decade 4 months 1 week ago • 270 views • 10:13