Star Talk host, Hayden Planetarium director, and astrophysicist extraordinaire Neil deGrasse Tyson has a brilliant knack for breaking down big scientific ideas to the masses. But can he keep his facts... continue reading
posted by Mordhaus 6 years 11 months 4 weeks ago • 96 views • 26:04Videos (94) | Sift Talk (0) | Blogs (0) | Comments (1000) |
Sushi isn't part of the regular Sean Evans diet, but he's ready to broaden his horizons. To understand the art of omakase—a meal in which diners allow a sushi chef to determine what they eat—Sean visits... continue reading
posted by Mordhaus 6 years 11 months 4 weeks ago • 190 views • 8:32YouTube: Is eating pot actually better for you?
posted by PlayhousePals 7 years 1 month 1 week ago • 470 views • 2:36YouTube description: Meet Professor Jamie Seymour, he milks stuff. But nothing that moos, has hooves, wool or fur. He prefers to live life on the edge, milking the venom from the most venomous animals... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 7 years 1 month 3 weeks ago • 176 views • 4:26In this video I build a garden to grow Cassava and yams, two staple food crops. Cassava is a shrub that develops large edible roots. Yams are a climbing vine that produce large, edible underground bulbs... continue reading
posted by Mordhaus 7 years 2 months 1 week ago • 99 views • 6:27After installing the Windows Anniversary Update for Windows 10 it would seem we picked up a lot more than we bargained for. There is a feature now that allows Microsoft to quietly install popular games... continue reading
posted by Mordhaus 7 years 5 months 1 week ago • 81 views • 13:57Most of the time, the wasabi you get in a restaurant or buy in a store is fake. It’s actually horseradish that’s colored green. Why? Well, wasabi is a notoriously difficult plant to grow. In fact,... continue reading
posted by Mordhaus 7 years 5 months 2 weeks ago • 125 views • 3:04The killer punch of the mantis shrimp is the fastest strike in the animal kingdom, a skill that goes hand in hand with its extraordinary eyesight. They can see an invisible level of reality using polarized... continue reading
posted by Mordhaus 7 years 5 months 2 weeks ago • 36 views • 4:00This is without a doubt the most entertaining A Capella Science song yet. The song assumes you already know about Crispr-Cas9, so it never actually explains that it's a targeted gene editing technique... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 7 years 6 months 3 weeks ago • 497 views • 6:07"Touch it or eat one and you're gonna have a bad time."
posted by PlayhousePals 7 years 7 months ago • 499 views • 5:21Also, it's a jumping spider capable of leaping up to 50 times it's own length. Fortunately for us, Portia is a spider eating spider.
posted by Mordhaus 7 years 8 months ago • 1,674 views • 4:00"These wormlike larvae use bioluminescence to attract their prey..."
posted by ant 7 years 8 months ago • 10 views • 55 secsYouTube description: Conceived in the open sea, tiny spaceship-shaped sea urchin larvae search the vast ocean to find a home. After this incredible odyssey, they undergo one of the most remarkable transformations... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 7 years 8 months 1 week ago • 658 views • 3:23"Watch our latest Simon's Cat Logic episode and find out all the things you didn't know about your cat's feeding time! ..."
posted by ant 7 years 8 months 2 weeks ago • 1,367 views • 5:52YouTube: People like to say all kinds of things about protein – like, you need to eat lots of it to build muscle and lose weight. The truth is, the science of protein and how your body uses it is much... continue reading
posted by PlayhousePals 7 years 8 months 4 weeks ago • 317 views • 4:50YouTube: Kids are weird. They eat mud, talk to bugs, and stick things up their noses... but the changes kids go through as they grown out of infancy and into childhood are even weirder!
posted by PlayhousePals 7 years 8 months 4 weeks ago • 25 views • 9:07Cooking and leaching Black bean to remove the poison making it safe to eat. A basket was made to leach the poison out in a stream. Also shown are Atherton Oak nuts. The Aboriginal artifacts found near... continue reading
posted by Mordhaus 7 years 11 months 1 week ago • 299 views • 4:51As one who stays up all night, I get to hear some spectacularly melodious examples beginning as early as 3AM. Always delightful. YouTube: You’re having a dream, and for some reason that giant rabbit... continue reading
posted by PlayhousePals 8 years ago • 57 views • 2:10