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) 5 months 3 weeks ago • 1,026 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 8 months 2 weeks ago • 484 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) 1 year 4 months ago • 440 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) 2 years 1 week ago • 455 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) 2 years 2 weeks ago • 709 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) 2 years 1 month 2 weeks ago • 907 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) 2 years 4 months 1 week ago • 1,780 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 2 years 7 months 3 weeks ago • 413 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 2 years 9 months 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 2 years 9 months 3 weeks ago • 293 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 2 years 10 months 4 weeks ago • 394 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 3 years 3 weeks ago • 589 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) 3 years 5 months ago • 1,178 views • 3:54

YouTube description: In which John visits the Za'atari refugee camp in northern Jordan and talks with refugees there about their hopes, ambitions, fears, and complex lives. Thanks to everyone at UNHCR,... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 3 years 5 months 1 week ago • 140 views • 3:31

Watch this complex object get 3D printed in less than 15 minutes. Sean and Norm visit Carbon, the makers of the M1 3D printer, to get a demo of this new super fast 3D printing technology working in real-time.... continue reading

posted by Mordhaus 3 years 5 months 2 weeks ago • 377 views • 24:31

The ongoing study is part of a growing interest in coral fluorescence among the scientific community. Coral Fluorescence was recently found to be a strong indicator of coral health, and coral fluorescence... continue reading

posted by newtboy 3 years 5 months 3 weeks ago • 115 views • 4:05

Predominately found in South and Central America, the Leafcutter Ant is truly an amazing creature. The complexity of teamwork and organization displayed in their societies is 2nd only to human beings and... continue reading

posted by Mordhaus 3 years 5 months 3 weeks ago • 267 views • 8:09

Know a simple way to solve Sudoku puzzles? If there is, let someone know! YT: Hackerdashery #2 Inspired by the Complexity Zoo wiki: https://complexityzoo.uwaterloo.ca/Co... For more advanced... continue reading

posted by Lumm 3 years 6 months ago • 910 views • 10:44