When disaster strikes, the flurry of political positioning and fingerpointing can make it difficult to understand what really happened. This video provides a summary of the facts of the 2021 Texas winter storm. ... continue reading

posted by eric3579 8 months 2 weeks ago • 160 views • 16:48

Stephen Hawking thought an asteroid impact posed the greatest threat to life on Earth. -yt

posted by eric3579 1 year ago • 406 views • 20:06

YouTube description: The story of Apollo 13 goes beyond a tale of survival. The mission also successfully completed a science investigation that is still helping to inform our understanding of the Moon... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 1 year 7 months 4 weeks ago • 68 views • 2:46

In most developed countries, workers have the right to a certain number of paid sick days. It’s a policy that isn’t rooted in just generosity — during pandemics like the novel coronavirus, it can... continue reading

posted by newtboy 1 year 8 months 1 week ago • 429 views • 6:33

YouTube description: The history of the Earth from its formation to present day, covering major events throughout its 4-billion-year history. Estimates of average temperature, atmospheric composition,... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 1 year 10 months 2 weeks ago • 803 views • 11:36

YouTube description: After landing on the Moon, what ever happened to the Lunar Ascent Modules? Turns out they were crashed onto the moon for Science! Here are all the known crash sites of the LM... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 2 years 4 months 1 week ago • 271 views • 12:58

Electric cars are touted as a solution for reducing emissions and improving the environmental impacts of transportation, but are electric cars actually any better for the environment than gasoline cars?... continue reading

posted by newtboy 3 years 3 weeks ago • 470 views • 13:47

YouTube description: A mini-doc exploring the impact and influence of the great Ms. Lauryn Hill. (H/T @eric3579)

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 3 years 7 months 2 weeks ago • 429 views • 7:59

Bill nominates, perhaps only provocatively, James Bosnack's cigarette machine as the invention with the greatest economic impact on the 20th century. Cigarettes, as compared to pipes and cigars, are and... continue reading

posted by bobknight33 3 years 9 months 3 weeks ago • 89 views • 2:41

Copper has a unique effect with magnets. It is not magnetic itself but it will generate an electric field from a moving magnet and this field directly and immediately impacts the magnet.

The repeal of Net Neutrality is a hot topic in America, but it can be very difficult to understand. That’s why the BURGER KING® brand created WHOPPER® Neutrality, a social experiment that explains... continue reading

posted by Mordhaus 3 years 10 months 1 week ago • 953 views • 2:51

YouTube description: What’s the environmental impact of online shopping and what are the solutions to make it more sustainable? (H/T @eric3579)

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 4 years 2 weeks ago • 651 views • 5:37

Whenever I hear the term "cleanse" it reminds me of that used car salesman and his late night ads selling a colon cleanse to remove faked impacted fecal matter.

posted by nanrod 4 years 2 weeks ago • 556 views • 4:36

How the Sun affects the Earth.

posted by bobknight33 4 years 1 month 1 week ago • 99 views • 4:19

"... Let's face it! The world hates fire ants. It is not hard to understand why seeing as they are a major domestic pest in many countries, as well as a very dangerous agricultural pest, like in the Unites... continue reading

posted by ant 4 years 1 month 1 week ago • 294 views • 15:53

"President Trump's plan to dramatically expand the border wall between the United States and Mexico has been subject to passionate debate, but one thing that’s certain is its detrimental impact on wildlife..." ... continue reading

posted by ant 4 years 2 months 3 weeks ago • 133 views • 4:18

YouTube: I have always thought that sex ed and statistics should be the same course. There's no better way to show how vital stats is to your every day life than to look at statistics. Probabilities... continue reading

posted by PlayhousePals 4 years 4 months 2 weeks ago • 409 views • 3:56

YouTube: Over 100,000 metric tons of caffeine are consumed around the world every year. That’s equivalent to the weight of 14 Eiffel Towers! Caffeine helps us feel alert, focused, and energetic, even... continue reading

posted by PlayhousePals 4 years 4 months 2 weeks ago • 659 views • 5:15

Instead of Punishing People YouTube: Substance abuse and addiction are terrible for addicts health, and they're really tough on family and friends. Addiction also drives up the violent crime rate, and... continue reading

posted by PlayhousePals 4 years 4 months 3 weeks ago • 684 views • 5:37