In this video we dive deep into some of the more glaring errors in the design of Champlain Towers South and explore the most likely origin of the collapse from a structural engineering perspective. The
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Jellyfish have long been the subjects of human fascination since the beginning of sea exploration: with today's ROVs, previously unseen jellies have now been observed. These are five of the most fascinating... continue reading
posted by newtboy 2 years 9 months 1 week ago • 353 views • 11:29From Youtube, "Let us explore the scientific mystery of what would happen to you if Earth suddenly turned into gold! The “Midaspocalypse”, based on the ancient tale of King Midas who was cursed so... continue reading
posted by w1ndex 3 years 1 month 3 weeks ago • 80 views • 9:17YouTube description: Have you ever wondered what these tiny doors at the #USCapitol are for? Watch to find out. More of the story is at https://www.aoc.gov/blog/meigs-miniat.... (via digg.com)... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 3 years 3 months 2 weeks ago • 657 views • 1:33Science fiction and science fact are often intertwined. As Kate Mulgrew took on the role of Captain Janeway in Star Trek: Voyager, she found a passion for space, science, and exploration.
posted by Ashenkase 3 years 7 months 4 weeks ago • 81 views • 2:48https://www.iter.org/ In southern France, 35 nations* are collaborating to build the world's largest tokamak, a magnetic fusion device that has been designed to prove the feasibility of fusion as a... continue reading
posted by eric3579 3 years 9 months ago • 930 views • 7:59From Youtube, "Upcoming videos will explore what life on a submarine is like. Click here if you want to sub
posted by w1ndex 3 years 9 months 1 week ago • 324 views • 29:25In the debut episode of the Logistics of D-Day we explore the logic and planning that resulted in Normandy being chosen as the location for the largest amphibious invasion in the history of human kind. -yt
posted by eric3579 4 years ago • 803 views • 14:54NASA’s MAVEN (Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution) spacecraft has discovered “layers” and “rifts” in the electrically charged part of the upper atmosphere (the ionosphere) of Mars. The phenomenon... continue reading
posted by eric3579 4 years 2 months 3 weeks ago • 341 views • 2:19In a quiet corner of Kent State University, scientists are exploring innovative ways to study the past. We joined our friends at Gizmodo to visit Kent State University's Experimental Archaeology lab, where... continue reading
posted by newtboy 4 years 6 months ago • 45 views • 7:30"... Step aboard Discovery and explore the space shuttle in 360. National Air and Space Museum and Google Arts & Culture have teamed up to bring a piece of Hubble’s history to life like never before.... continue reading
posted by ant 4 years 8 months 3 weeks ago • 18 views • 6:55YouTube description: We know these cute little water bears can survive the vacuum of space but are they actually immortal? We'll explore that and other misconceptions about tardigrades in this week's... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 4 years 9 months 1 week ago • 356 views • 12:50YouTube description: 1.8 billion years ago, a cell ate another cell, but it didn't digest it, and without that happening, we would not exist. This week we explore the origins of eukaryotic cells and... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 4 years 9 months 2 weeks ago • 335 views • 10:00An American explorer has descended nearly 11km (seven miles) to the deepest place in the ocean - the Mariana Trench in the Pacific. Victor Vescovo spent four hours exploring the bottom of the trench... continue reading
posted by newtboy 4 years 11 months 3 weeks ago • 1,322 views • 2:14From Youtube, "In today's episode of Some More News, Cody explores how easy it is to elect lawmakers who make it easier to elect lawmakers who don't have to answer to the people who elect them."
posted by w1ndex 4 years 12 months ago • 16 views • 18:04In this episode of "What Makes This Song Great?" we explore the music of RUSH.
posted by BSR 5 years 1 week ago • 27 views • 14:01YouTube description: Learn about the life and art of Mexican surrealist painter Frida Kahlo, who explored disability, relationships and Mexican culture in her work. -- In 1925, Frida Kahlo was... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 5 years 1 month ago • 152 views • 4:06YouTube description: You can make a movable hole in soap film with a loop of thread. It's surprising when you first see and it's fun to think about why it behaves the way it does. It's also a useful... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 5 years 1 month 2 weeks ago • 512 views • 6:03"NASA's Curiosity Mars Rover has already descended from Vera Rubin Ridge, a region of Mount Sharp that it has been exploring for more than a year. But before it left, the rover took a 360-degree panorama... continue reading
posted by ant 5 years 2 months 2 weeks ago • 10 views • 1:31TOLKIEN explores the formative years of the orphaned author as he finds friendship, love and artistic inspiration among a group of fellow outcasts at school. This takes him into the outbreak of World War... continue reading
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