YouTube description: Earth is not flat. So, representing it on a flat surface can be challenging and always requires compromises. Hosted by: Hank Green (obligatory xkcd ref - https://xkcd.com/977/... continue reading
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YouTube: What could be cooler than a permanent lava lake surrounded by snow!?
posted by PlayhousePals 7 years 3 months 2 weeks ago • 29 views • 4:37YouTube: There's a lot about sleep that we don't understand, like why we even sleep in the first place, for example. Here are some amazing discoveries biologists have made while trying to solve the mystery... continue reading
posted by PlayhousePals 7 years 3 months 3 weeks ago • 151 views • 10:35YouTube: Hacking is tough, but stopping hackers can be even tougher.
posted by PlayhousePals 7 years 3 months 3 weeks ago • 31 views • 8:47John talks about Trump's Executive Order on Immigration in detail, what it means short term for refugees and permanent residents, and what we are still unsure about.
posted by eric3579 7 years 3 months 3 weeks ago • 565 views • 7:22YouTube: Heart disease continues to be the number one killer in the United States. Because of that, billions of dollars are spent every year on medications that reduce your risk of disease and death. Compounding... continue reading
posted by PlayhousePals 7 years 3 months 4 weeks ago • 46 views • 6:22YouTube: Things can go wrong in scientific experiments sometimes, but when it comes to engineering, getting things wrong can be disastrous.
posted by PlayhousePals 7 years 3 months 4 weeks ago • 2,060 views • 11:16YouTube: In this episode of Crash Course Psychology, Hank walks us through the troubling world of Eating and Body Dysmorphic disorders. There's a lot going on here and, even though we still have a lot... continue reading
posted by PlayhousePals 9 years 7 months 3 weeks ago • 123 views • 10:12YouTube: Take it from an expert: It’s weird to hear how your voice really sounds. But why does it sound different to you than everyone else. Hank explains -- in a deep, resonant voice.
posted by PlayhousePals 9 years 8 months ago • 215 views • 2:24Split mind.
posted by PlayhousePals 9 years 8 months ago • 179 views • 11:44Well, DO I? [... on occasion] YouTube: SciShow debunks the myth that you only use 10 percent of your brain. So, how much do you really use? And how do we know?
posted by PlayhousePals 9 years 8 months ago • 187 views • 4:04YouTube: SciShow News explains an ominous record that Homo sapiens just broke: the highest levels of carbon dioxide emissions, the leading factor in global warming. Hank explains what it means, and what... continue reading
posted by PlayhousePals 9 years 8 months ago • 65 views • 3:31Ugg! Hate it when that happens. YouTube: That terrible pain the befalls us when enjoying an icy treat! How does that happen? Is there a cure? Let Hank explain
posted by PlayhousePals 9 years 8 months 1 week ago • 156 views • 2:48YouTube: So, what do Batman and J.R.R. Tolkien have in common? Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. It used to be called "Shellshock" and it can be really really really destructive. In this episode of Crash... continue reading
posted by PlayhousePals 9 years 8 months 1 week ago • 269 views • 10:51YouTube: SciShow explores one of the more rare and unusual results of sexual reproduction: gynandromorphy, in which an animal is part male and part female.
posted by PlayhousePals 9 years 8 months 2 weeks ago • 556 views • 3:38Are your by products on a fast track through your digestive tract?
posted by PlayhousePals 9 years 8 months 3 weeks ago • 67 views • 2:49"Genes matter." YouTube: Not sleeping for days on end. Long periods of euphoria. Racing thoughts. Grandiose ideas. Mania. Depression. All of these are symptoms of Bipolar Disorder. In this episode of... continue reading
posted by PlayhousePals 9 years 8 months 3 weeks ago • 281 views • 10:00YouTube: SciShow News introduces you to the most massive land animal ever to walk the earth -- pretty much -- and tells you what’s going on with all of these earthquakes lately.
posted by PlayhousePals 9 years 8 months 3 weeks ago • 372 views • 4:30Woof! YouTube: Dogs do a lot of weird things, and sometimes they’re funny enough to post on Tumblr. But before you do, make sure li’l Scamp isn’t doing any of these three things -- because they spell... continue reading
posted by PlayhousePals 9 years 9 months ago • 179 views • 3:23YouTube: In which John Green investigates war, and what exactly it may or may not be good for. Was war a result of human beings organizing into larger and more complex agricultural social orders, or did... continue reading
posted by PlayhousePals 9 years 9 months 3 weeks ago • 281 views • 12:48