An 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 5 years 10 months ago • 1,323 views • 2:14

YouTube description: What do Skrillex, David Bowie, Salt-N-Pepa and basically every drum and bass track have in common? They've all used the Amen break, a four-bar drum solo that has become the most... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 6 years 1 month 2 weeks ago • 427 views • 4:05

"... an educational video produced by The Computer Museum and hosted by David Neil of PBS's Newton's Apple. Join David Neil and his four young companions on an entertaining and illuminating trek through... continue reading

posted by ant 6 years 4 months 2 weeks ago • 30 views • 26:32

YouTube description: Watch a time-lapse video of the installation and deinstallation (rotation) of large carpets and mounted textiles in The Met's galleries for the Art of the Arab Lands, Turkey, Iran,... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 6 years 6 months 2 weeks ago • 337 views • 1:21

YouTube description: In Göttingen, Germany, there's a four-tonne steel ball that can be raised up a 14-metre tower -- and then dropped in less than two seconds, crashing back to earth. It makes tiny,... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 7 years 4 weeks ago • 726 views • 3:34

The reason they need weevil greenhouses is that the Brazilian weevils don't like Texan winters, and tend to die off over winter. If they mentioned it in this video I missed it. YouTube description: ... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 7 years 4 months 1 week ago • 976 views • 3:44

YouTube description: Standing nearly 300 feet tall, Europe’s largest monument is a dedication to the army that defeated Napoleon. Named after the battle that took place in 1813, The Monument to the... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 7 years 6 months 1 week ago • 529 views • 1:48

Published on May 21, 2017 After four years of living off the grid we've gathered some wisdom we'd like to share with you. Please enjoy...ten MORE things we wish we'd known before we went off grid. ... continue reading

posted by Buck 7 years 6 months 2 weeks ago • 1,850 views • 10:28

YouTube description: Why so many languages invented words for colors in the same order. Subscribe to our channel! http://goo.gl/0bsAjO In 1969, two Berkeley researchers, Paul Kay and Brent Berlin,... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 7 years 10 months ago • 634 views • 6:45

YouTube: I came across these four physics puzzles over the years in discussions with Neil deGrasse Tyson (riddle 4: which part(s) of a moving train are going backwards with respect to the ground?), Simon... continue reading

posted by PlayhousePals 7 years 11 months ago • 1,232 views • 4:24

YouTube 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) 8 years ago • 176 views • 4:26

Yttrium, terbium, erbium and ytterbium were all named after one small town on the Stockholm archipelago. But it could have been different, and there could have been many other names. From a snowy bit of... continue reading

posted by Mordhaus 8 years 1 week ago • 18 views • 2:16

"The four-day post-apocalyptic party in California’s Mojave desert began in 2010 and has seen steady growth each year. While it embraces many influences (video games like Fallout, films like Book Of... continue reading

posted by blacklotus90 8 years 5 months 2 weeks ago • 117 views • 5:30

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 ago • 596 views • 9:11

YouTube: Thanks, in part, to the generous support of the NIHCM, this month we are releasing four special episodes on Opioids. We hope you enjoy them. This week’s episode: Treatment - The best way... continue reading

posted by PlayhousePals 8 years 9 months 3 weeks ago • 88 views • 6:43

Only wear it four or five times a year myself. YouTube: Should you be using makeup?

posted by PlayhousePals 8 years 9 months 3 weeks ago • 134 views • 3:03

YouTube: Thanks, in part, to the generous support of the NIHCM, this month we are releasing four special episodes on Opioids. We hope you enjoy them. This week’s episode: The Science of Opioids -... continue reading

posted by PlayhousePals 8 years 10 months 1 week ago • 226 views • 8:43

He ain't whistlin' Dixie that's for sure! YouTube: Four-time national and international whistling champion Christopher Ullman believes whistling is an art form. Using his lips, tongue, and teeth, he... continue reading

posted by PlayhousePals 9 years 2 months 2 weeks ago • 38 views • 1:42

From http://www.reddit.com/r/Documentaries/comments/3p094a/anatomy_for_beginners_2005_controversial/ ...

posted by ant 9 years 3 months 4 weeks ago • 21 views • 3:17:34

YT "Bill shows the world's smallest atomic clock and then describes how the first one made in the 1950s worked. He describes in detail the use of cesium vapor to create a feedback or control loop to control... continue reading

posted by blackfox42 9 years 8 months 3 weeks ago • 544 views • 4:33