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 year ago • 231 views • 1:01

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 1 year 2 months 1 week ago • 109 views • 4:03

John Oliver discusses dollar stores and why Irish Spring is not his soap of choice.

posted by w1ndex 1 year 3 months 3 weeks ago • 216 views • 21:54

Alaska has cancelled this year's snow crab harvest for the first time ever after 90% of the snow crabs disappeared. BILLIONS of snow crabs vanished from the Bering Sea. By why? Why did billions of crabs... continue reading

posted by newtboy 2 years 4 months 1 week ago • 106 views • 11:29

I show you what the delayed choice experiment looks like in real life

posted by newtboy 2 years 6 months 2 weeks ago • 75 views • 5:40

For anyone who doesn't want to watch to the whole thing, a useful thing I learned from the video: sour cream seems to be a poor choice.

posted by moonsammy 4 years 5 months 1 week ago • 67 views • 29:35

We have a choice between a man who cares about others and one who doesn't. Another message from Republicans against Trump, the Lincoln Project.

posted by newtboy 4 years 6 months 3 weeks ago • 343 views • 2:52

Stupid brain ... YouTube: Scientists think that evolution may not have prepared our brains for donuts, and an international research team has found out that some of earth’s oldest, largest trees are... continue reading

posted by PlayhousePals 6 years 9 months ago • 436 views • 5:59

We are going to be explaining 12 cognitive biases in this video and presenting them in a format that you can easily understand to help you make better decision in your life. Cognitive biases are flaws... continue reading

posted by enoch 8 years 1 month 1 week ago • 320 views • 10:09

YouTube: Obamacare’s marketplaces were supposed to give consumers choices of health plans from insurers that compete to keep premiums down. But fewer insurers are participating, and premiums are increasing sharply. ... continue reading

posted by PlayhousePals 8 years 1 month 3 weeks ago • 237 views • 7:05

YouTube: In which John Green considers the historical distance between Rome's Pantheon, the cave paintings at Lascaux, a different community's cave paintings at Chauvet, and the current day. Too often,... continue reading

posted by PlayhousePals 8 years 1 month 3 weeks ago • 520 views • 3:42

"A whale is gonna die." YouTube: Every choice is ultimately about whales.

posted by PlayhousePals 8 years 3 months 3 weeks ago • 119 views • 2:36

YouTube description: Dirt is probably the cheapest and simplest construction material out there, but it's not very strong compared to other choices. Luckily geotechnical engineers have developed a way... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 8 years 9 months 4 weeks ago • 930 views • 7:53

How do you film a conversation? Most likely, you’re going to block the actors, set up the camera, and do shot/reverse shot. But where do you put the camera? What lens do you use? And how do you cut back... continue reading

posted by blacklotus90 9 years 2 weeks ago • 1,844 views • 7:05

YouTube: Americans remain very overweight. According to the CDC, about 38% were obese in 2014, meaning that they had a body mass index of at least 30, compared to 32% just a decade ago. This is in spite... continue reading

posted by PlayhousePals 9 years 1 month 2 weeks ago • 13 views • 6:01

I chose the School of Life ... top of my class! YouTube: Are elite schools actually the better choice?

posted by PlayhousePals 9 years 5 months 4 weeks ago • 536 views • 3:27

Some languages have longer words than others -- but that's not just a simple choice. There's a lot of different ways to mix up morphemes, even if they all mean the same thing in the end.

posted by blacklotus90 9 years 9 months ago • 599 views • 4:37

Bill details the engineering choices underlying the design of a beverage can He explains why it is cylindrical, outlines the manufacturing steps needed to created the can, notes why the can narrows near... continue reading

posted by eric3579 9 years 11 months ago • 1,673 views • 11:39

Guy Fawkes day as explained for those learning English sounds cheerfully dystopian.

posted by Magicpants 1 decade 4 months 1 week ago • 40 views • 3:10

In this documentary we illustrate the brightly coloured and social affairs that bring the 'Sapeurs' together. Their bold choice to live an unexpected lifestyle is a source of celebrated originality and... continue reading

posted by randeepsamra 1 decade 9 months 3 weeks ago • 33 views • 5:07