from yt: "Jay Foreman and Mark Cooper-Jones are the web's expert on maps. Be it the deserts of Bir Tawil, the maps that show how the internet works, maps used by Soviet spies, maps that are wrong, maps... continue reading

posted by makach 8 months ago • 82 views • 1:37

Sam Harris speaks with Matt Ridley and Alina Chan about the origins of the COVID pandemic. They discuss the evidence of a lab leak from the Wuhan Institute of Virology, media and academic censorship of... continue reading

posted by eric3579 2 years 1 month ago • 276 views • 58:27

YouTube description: It sounds ridiculous, but it's true. At the Cooper Union Foundation Building in New York, there's the world's first elevator shaft: constructed four years before the safety elevator... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 5 years 4 months 1 week ago • 731 views • 5:10

YouTube description: Welcome to this Wisecrack Edition on What Key & Peele Teach Us About Comedy. Written by: Michael Burns Narrated by: Jared Bauer Directed by: Michael Luxemburg Edited by: Mark Potts ... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 7 years 7 months 3 weeks ago • 509 views • 14:48

Via YouTube: Fewer than three dozen Gobi bears survive in the Gobi Desert, a harsh landscape that stretches from Mongolia into China. Journalist and wildlife biologist Douglas Chadwick describes the efforts... continue reading

posted by Gratefulmom 8 years 1 month 3 weeks ago • 347 views • 5:25

Is what is said ... what is implied? YouTube: Last week we talked about language and meaning. Today, Hank explores some of the things that complicate meaning and how we get around that. We’ll explain... continue reading

posted by PlayhousePals 8 years 6 months 2 weeks ago • 596 views • 9:11

"Watch Barry Cooper, a former police officer in Texas focusing on narcotics interdiction for eight years, teach you exactly what you need to know to stay out of jail. With over 800 felony and misdemeanor... continue reading

posted by Warren E. Hale (MrFisk) 1 decade 1 year 9 months 1 week ago • 1,569 views • 1:30:46

In this episode of smarter every day, Destin features ants in the Amazon jungle, as the little fellows work together to capture a worm. Cooperative transport allows ants to secure medium sized prey before... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 1 decade 2 years 1 month 3 weeks ago • 705 views • 1:40