From Youtube, "Kurzgesagt is lying to you, in every video, even in this one. Because our videos distill very complex subjects into flashy ten-minute videos and unfortunately, the reality is, well, complicated.... continue reading

posted by w1ndex 6 months 2 weeks ago • 161 views • 10:28

The story behind the most fascinating, hilarious and dramatic quests to find a mate and leave a lasting legacy. Some species need to overcome the challenges of a vast environment just to find a member... continue reading

posted by newtboy 7 months 3 weeks ago • 5 views • 3:18

The human immune system is the most complex biological system we know, after the human brain, and yet, most of us never learn how it works. Or what it is. Your immune System consists of hundreds of tiny... continue reading

posted by eric3579 10 months 2 weeks ago • 715 views • 10:48

00:00​ Two Planets 02:00​ Echoes 02:18​ Mysteries of Life & Humanity 05:33​ Experimental Sounds 07:13​ New Direction 08:26​ Nothings 10:43​ Previously unheard sounds 14:54​ The Ping ... continue reading

posted by eric3579 1 year 1 month 2 weeks ago • 418 views • 25:46

YouTube description: Delta Technical Operations in Atlanta fixes commercial jets for Delta and 150 customers, including the military and other airlines. The bustling operation runs 24-7, repairing everything... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 1 year 9 months 3 weeks ago • 950 views • 8:15

YouTube description: We normally build a dam to hold water back and store it for use in water supply, irrigation, hydropower, or flood control. But sometimes we have to let some water go. Whether we... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 3 years 3 weeks ago • 1,032 views • 8:15

Filmmaker Jan van IJken's Becoming reveals the fascinating genesis of animal life. A single cell is transformed into a complete, complex living organism with a beating heart and running bloodstream. Observe... continue reading

posted by newtboy 3 years 3 months 3 weeks ago • 495 views • 6:43

YouTube description: A fractal pattern is a kind of equation occurring all around us in nature. So what's a fractal and what does it have to do with nautiluses, romanesco broccoli, Star Trek II: The... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 3 years 11 months 1 week ago • 442 views • 2:09

YouTube description: Watch a video showing the conservation of a Michelangelo drawing on loan from Christ Church Picture Gallery, Oxford, in preparation for the exhibition Michelangelo: Divine Draftsman... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 4 years 7 months 3 weeks ago • 456 views • 6:00

YouTube description: Frances Glessner Lee created dollhouses with dead dolls. In this episode of Vox Almanac, Vox's Phil Edwards explains why. Frances Glessner Lee's "Nutshell Studies of Unexplained... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 4 years 7 months 3 weeks ago • 714 views • 8:16

YouTube description: This is how we go from single cells to people. EVO-DEVO Huxley B. Mac. Oh Carroll, Carroll Gould, Stephen Jay yeah D-D-D-D-Davidson and Peter See One cell divide and... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 4 years 8 months 4 weeks ago • 919 views • 4:46

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

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 4 years 11 months 3 weeks ago • 1,786 views • 4:10

I built this pottery kiln and some pottery from termite mound clay to test an alternative clay source to my usual one from the creek bank. I started by making a large grate from ordinary clay. It was just... continue reading

posted by Mordhaus 5 years 3 months ago • 416 views • 11:27

Whew. Glad I don't have testicals! YouTube: Marijuana!You guys always want to know more about pot from Healthcare Triage. It’s also one of the most controversial and complex subjects we cover. And... continue reading

posted by PlayhousePals 5 years 4 months 1 week ago • 302 views • 8:07

Trump says the F-35 is too expensive and he's not wrong. But this is what he's up against.

posted by Mordhaus 5 years 4 months 4 weeks ago • 296 views • 7:13

YouTube: Whether or not it's worth investing in, the math behind Bitcoin is an elegant solution to some complex problems.

posted by PlayhousePals 5 years 6 months ago • 412 views • 9:26

Via YouTube: A new study led by the U.K.’s Queen Mary University has found that even relatively simple animals like bumblebees can teach other how to perform somewhat complex tasks such as pulling a... continue reading

posted by Gratefulmom 5 years 8 months ago • 594 views • 1:11

YT: "It's more complex than women earning 79 cents for every dollar a man makes." A good step toward introducing a little more data to the gender wage gap debate.

YouTube description: Pixar says Hank the Octopus wasn't possible with the technology available 13 years ago for "Finding Nemo." Find out how he came to life in "Finding Dory." (via digg)... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 6 years 1 week ago • 1,186 views • 3:54