From Youtube, "The observable universe is a big place that has been around for more than 13 billion years. Up to two trillion galaxies made up of something like 20,000 billion billion stars surround our... continue reading

posted by w1ndex 3 years 9 months 1 week ago • 211 views • 11:41

We all know that making models for an epidemic's spread has almost infinite variables and is freaking hard to make. But, if you use statistics, you can at least learn some interesting things.... continue reading

In the fast-flowing streams of eastern Tennessee, Emilly Nolan is working hard to reestablish a population for a strange looking animal with an even stranger array of nicknames. The Eastern hellbender—aka... continue reading

posted by newtboy 4 years 3 months 3 weeks ago • 152 views • 6:51

Wave power hasn’t yet made a splash because it’s hard to use waves to spin turbines, and because the sea is a harsh place to build things. To learn more, start your googling with these keywords: ... continue reading

posted by newtboy 4 years 4 months 3 weeks ago • 877 views • 3:16

In 1957, Grace Braeger of West Bend traded in her old car, threw down $2,250 hard-earned dollars and bought a '57 Chevy. Since that day long ago, it's been her only car.

posted by bobknight33 4 years 9 months 3 weeks ago • 57 views • 4:42

YouTube description: Bob Ross painted more than 1,000 landscapes for his television show — so why are they so hard to find? Solving one of the internet’s favorite little mysteries.... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 4 years 9 months 4 weeks ago • 434 views • 10:50

Source: SmarterEveryDay

posted by b4rringt0n 5 years ago • 1,355 views • 16:13

Mike Rowe the host of "Dirty Jobs," tells some compelling (and horrifying) real-life job stories. Listen for his insights and observations about the nature of hard work, and how its been unjustifiably... continue reading

posted by bobknight33 5 years 2 weeks ago • 32 views • 20:03

YouTube description: How many tries does it take an average player to do what professional pool players do on the first try? Your Average Pool Player attempts Corey Deuel's famous 2004 US Open draw... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 5 years 5 months 4 weeks ago • 1,732 views • 5:07

❤️❤️The kindergarten class in Tennessee learned "Happy Birthday" in sign language to celebrate the 60th birthday of their custodian. James Anthony, who is hard of hearing, has been working with... continue reading

posted by newtboy 5 years 6 months 2 weeks ago • 421 views • 28 secs

From Youtube: It’s hard to define what makes something beautiful, but we seem to know beauty when we see it. Why is that and how does beauty affect our subconscious?

posted by w1ndex 5 years 6 months 2 weeks ago • 544 views • 7:37

YouTube description: I graduated from Advanced Helo Underwater Egress Training at Marine Corps Base Hawaii. When life gets hard THINK CLEARLY, and take small steps towards safety. Please subscribe... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 5 years 6 months 2 weeks ago • 1,831 views • 11:19

YouTube description: Jide Ipaye loves sneakers. Growing up, he had a hard time finding cool ones in his size, so he learned to make his own. But why keep a good thing to yourself? His Keexs line, with... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 5 years 7 months 2 weeks ago • 72 views • 2:28

"It’s more than just dancing around. ... If you’ve ever seen an orchestra perform you’ve probably had a difficult time looking away from the person dead center on the stage – the conductor. It’s... continue reading

posted by ant 5 years 9 months 3 weeks ago • 16 views • 4:42

YouTube description: Amazing high resolution photos of the Earth should show that the earth is oblate, but it's hard to see because the difference is about 0.3%. So here's a quick demo highlighting the difference. ... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 5 years 11 months 1 week ago • 620 views • 1:43

Back in the 1990s, Portugal faced a heroin crisis. Most people knew someone affected by the lethal drug. Just two decades later, the country has one of the lowest drug-related death rates in the world.... continue reading

posted by Mordhaus 5 years 11 months 2 weeks ago • 497 views • 3:43

How long does it take to learn guitar? Here is my first 1 year guitar progress from absolute beginner. I'm adult beginner and start my learning at March 27 2017 when I took the guitar for the first time... continue reading

posted by b4rringt0n 5 years 11 months 2 weeks ago • 1,630 views • 6:08

OK. A thing I didn't say, that I probably should have, is that we haven't actually had a chance to do as much research on marijuana as we should have. Edibles have different effects than smoking which... continue reading

posted by eric3579 6 years 2 weeks ago • 593 views • 3:40

I'd never heard of moiré effect beacons until I got an email asking me about them. It seemed like a really clever idea - but it was really hard to research. Or at least it was, until I stumbled upon one... continue reading

posted by Mordhaus 6 years 2 months ago • 1,223 views • 3:54

He's given a TED talk too, https://www.ted.com/talks/andres_ruzo_the_mythical_boiling_river_of_the_amazon YouTube description: When Andrés Ruzo was a boy, his grandfather would tell him tales of... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 6 years 6 months 2 weeks ago • 2,029 views • 2:34