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An excavation of a rare dinosaur fossil goes horribly wrong. It’s left to paleo technicians to try and salvage what they can.
posted by newtboy 4 years ago • 1,359 views • 4:17From Youtube, "At this very second, you are on a narrow ledge between life and death. You probably don’t feel it, but there is an incredible amount of activity going on inside you. And this activity... continue reading
posted by w1ndex 4 years 1 week ago • 560 views • 11:31Can salt improve a good coffee? What about a bad coffee? Let's find out!
posted by Zawash 4 years 1 week ago • 18 views • 9:39From Youtube, "Well... this took longer than expected. I am sorry you had to wait so long for me to finish this video, I had some reading to do, then write the video, record the audio, and then the... continue reading
posted by w1ndex 4 years 1 week ago • 19 views • 1:09:23Tom Scott explains why there's a few words that you just cannot use as file names or directories in Windows.
posted by w1ndex 4 years 4 weeks ago • 1,123 views • 8:03So apparently walruses can whistle. Who knew? (via digg.com)
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 4 years 1 month 1 week ago • 624 views • 22 secs"The Aedes aegypti mosquito, which can transmit dengue fever and Zika, makes a meal of us around our homes. And her eggs are hardy. They can dry out, but remain alive for months, waiting for a little water... continue reading
posted by ant 4 years 1 month 1 week ago • 21 views • 3:51We all know that making models for an epidemic's spread has almost infinite variables and is freaking hard to make. But, if you use statistics, you can at least learn some interesting things.... continue reading
posted by eoe 4 years 1 month 2 weeks ago • 69 views • 23:12In most developed countries, workers have the right to a certain number of paid sick days. It’s a policy that isn’t rooted in just generosity — during pandemics like the novel coronavirus, it can... continue reading
posted by newtboy 4 years 1 month 3 weeks ago • 430 views • 6:33After being exposed to the virus that causes COVID-19, it can take as few as two and as many as 14 days for symptoms to develop. Cases range from mild to critical. The average timeline from the first symptom... continue reading
posted by eric3579 4 years 2 months ago • 529 views • 5:19Mark Rober shows how easily germs can spread using blacklight reactive powder and a classroom of kids.
posted by w1ndex 4 years 2 months ago • 208 views • 10:21From Youtube, "As the spread of coronavirus worsens in the US, John Oliver discusses how the government is handling the outbreak, how they’re not, and what we can do to help."
posted by w1ndex 4 years 2 months ago • 459 views • 22:11YouTube description: Kea, a type of parrot from New Zealand, have been surprising scientists with their smart predictions. Researchers set them a series of intelligence tests based around probabilities... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 4 years 2 months 1 week ago • 599 views • 4:21From Youtube, "A brief overview of this ingenious method of compressing air using only the power of water. The way a trompe harnesses the power of water to generate compressed air with no moving parts... continue reading
posted by w1ndex 4 years 4 months ago • 1,217 views • 8:50Scientists from UVM and Tufts repurposed living cells scraped from frog embryos and assembled them into entirely new life-forms. More: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=1zVG8wptOOI https://youtu.be/XLI7VtjgOyk ... continue reading
posted by newtboy 4 years 4 months ago • 171 views • 57 secsA recent study had a lot of negative things to say about diet sodas, but how seriously should we take that study? Observational research can be powerful and useful, but it can also lead to shaky outcomes.... continue reading
posted by eric3579 4 years 4 months 2 weeks ago • 512 views • 6:17YouTube description: Today I'm a teach you how to make a one-man band so you can steal jobs from all the musicians around you!
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 4 years 4 months 2 weeks ago • 331 views • 13:28"Grover is getting cold out in the snow and seeks Kermits help on how he can get warm..."
posted by ant 4 years 5 months ago • 17 views • 4:50