In the event of a nuclear war, on top of all the damage from the bombs themselves, our world may enter what’s known as a nuclear winter. Could we survive it?
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Haitian President EXPOSES the Clinton Foundation: "Hillary Clinton tried to bribe me!" Published on Sep 16, 2016 Former Haitian President of Senate is speaking out to tell the truth about Clinton Foundation... continue reading
posted by bobknight33 7 years 7 months 2 weeks ago • 124 views • 6:10Fencing is actually 3 different events. Here's how to tell them apart.
posted by Mordhaus 7 years 8 months 4 weeks ago • 17 views • 5:33If you are on the trail and need to prepare a quick dish, this recipe is for you! Journey Cakes were very portable and easy to make, often served at taverns for weary travelers. This recipe by Harriott... continue reading
posted by Mordhaus 7 years 9 months ago • 50 views • 4:26"It’s the biggest sporting event on Earth, with more than 10,000 athletes expected to compete at Rio 2016… here’s the low-down on the records, events and stars of the Olympic Games..."
posted by ant 7 years 9 months 1 week ago • 10 views • 3:25YouTube description: A massive document leak reveals the secrets of shell companies. Matt Yglesias explains, adapting an analogy from reddit user DanGliesack: https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikei... ... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 8 years 4 weeks ago • 392 views • 2:07YouTube Description: And how it got its name. Subscribe to our channel! http://goo.gl/0bsAjO El Niño is a weather phenomenon that occurs irregularly in the eastern tropical Pacific every... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 8 years 4 months 2 weeks ago • 1,145 views • 2:59YouTube: Disenchanted with the out-of-date curriculum of traditional college, Jeremy Rossmann dropped out of MIT. Within a few years, he and co-founder Ashu Desai, started The Make School, a college replacement... continue reading
posted by PlayhousePals 8 years 5 months ago • 493 views • 4:02This talk was given at a local TEDx event, produced independently of the TED Conferences. Building strong children is easier than repairing broken adults. Why allow something to break only to try to fix... continue reading
posted by LukeForsyth455 8 years 6 months ago • 24 views • 17:43"As a grad student, Cynthia Breazeal wondered why we were using robots on Mars, but not in our living rooms. The key, she realized: training robots to interact with people. Now she dreams up and builds... continue reading
posted by ant 8 years 9 months 4 weeks ago • 21 views • 14:04UAlberta: UAlberta research team uses MRI video to observe for the first time what happens inside joints when they crack. (Edmonton) “Pull my finger,” a phrase embraced by school-aged kids and embarrassing... continue reading
posted by Zawash 9 years 2 weeks ago • 408 views • 7 secsPrepare to be as amazed and stupefied as I! YouTube: Byron Ferguson travels the world doing live exhibition. I should note, that Byron doesn't call himself the "Best" archer, or the "Most Amazing" archer... continue reading
posted by PlayhousePals 9 years 2 months ago • 702 views • 6:44YouTube: Some scientists say we’re in the midst of Earth’s sixth mass-extinction event, caused entirely by us. But some animals have a knack for surviving in a human-dominated world. What’s their secret?
posted by PlayhousePals 9 years 3 months 2 weeks ago • 346 views • 3:51EconStories presents a special event on entrepreneurship and innovation. PayPal co-founder and technology entrepreneur Peter Thiel visits the UT Austin campus to talk about innovation, entrepreneurship... continue reading
posted by Trancecoach 9 years 5 months 1 week ago • 13 views • 51:15YouTube Description: Coronal mass ejections (CMEs) and flares are both solar events, but they are not the same. This video shows the differences between the two by highlighting specific features of... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 9 years 7 months 2 weeks ago • 375 views • 1:59These are fascinating creatures. I decided to post this upbeat look upon learning of the immense and tragic losses suffered after a recent heat wave. Here is the news story on that event if you're interested:... continue reading
posted by PlayhousePals 1 decade 3 months 3 weeks ago • 544 views • 2:25Via Open Culture: Not long ago we posted the only known recording of Sigmund Freud’s voice. Today we present rare home movies of the founder of modern psychology, captured during the last decade of his life. ... continue reading
posted by Trancecoach 1 decade 5 months 1 week ago • 133 views • 2:03"A meteor weighing 10,000 metric tons exploded only 23km above the city of Chelyabinsk in Russia on February 15, 2013. Unlike previous such events, this time scientists had the highly sensitive OMPS instrument... continue reading
posted by ant 1 decade 8 months 3 weeks ago • 264 views • 3:51Schoolteacher Jane Elliott quickly gets her students to discriminate and start hating each other based on the most meaningless of factors. She started doing this in 1968 after Martin Luther King Jr.'s... continue reading
posted by messenger 1 decade 10 months 2 weeks ago • 511 views • 14:37YT: "The concept of nothing is as old as zero itself. How do we grapple with the concept of nothing? From the best laboratory vacuums on Earth to the vacuum of space to what lies beyond, the idea of nothing... continue reading
posted by Fletch 1 decade 1 year 1 month 1 week ago • 210 views • 1:54:00