YouTube description: Henry Segerman (mathematician and 3D printing guru) discusses how to make three gears work together. You can buy the gears from Henry at Shapeways: http://bit.ly/HenryGears ... continue reading
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For years marine biologists have puzzled over what the mysterious vampire squid eats. Recent research by Henk-Jan Hoving and Bruce Robison at the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute finally reveals... continue reading
posted by Mordhaus 7 years 12 months ago • 957 views • 4:33The fascinating video above tells the story of MIT Professor Ioannis Yannas, who was recently inducted into the National Inventor’s Hall of Fame alongside such luminaries as the Wright brothers and Steve... continue reading
posted by enoch 8 years 3 months ago • 1,844 views • 16:57Sacks of Water, prepare to have your minds blown. From YouTube: "Does water have a fourth phase, beyond solid, liquid and vapor? University of Washington Bioengineering Professor Gerald Pollack... continue reading
posted by chicchorea 8 years 4 months ago • 1,036 views • 24:15"The deeper you go, the weirder it gets." YouTube: We know more about some other planets than we do about the deepest corners of Earth's oceans, and the species we've found there are almost alien. Here's... continue reading
posted by PlayhousePals 8 years 7 months 3 weeks ago • 474 views • 3:10YouTube description: Make a beautiful colour changing liquid from cabbage juice, and explore the science of indicator solutions in this fun chemistry experiment for children. Download the infosheet... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 9 years 1 month 2 weeks ago • 22 views • 3:56YT: In which John Green teaches you about nation building and nationalism in Latin America. Sometimes, the nations of Latin America get compared to the nations of Europe, and are found wanting. This is... continue reading
posted by RedSky 9 years 2 months 1 week ago • 207 views • 12:14YouTube description: Teach children how to find the beautiful hidden colours in ink and use chromatography to solve mysteries. For info sheets and printable badges, click here: http://rigb.org/experimental/series-2/c... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 9 years 2 months 3 weeks ago • 276 views • 3:58Here's a travel itinerary I can live without! YouTube: I'm filming a documentary for TV about how Uranium and radioactivity have shaped the modern world. It will be broadcast in mid-2015, details to... continue reading
posted by PlayhousePals 9 years 4 months 1 week ago • 217 views • 11:18Dr. Mike Evans is founder of the Health Design Lab at the Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, an Associate Professor of Family Medicine and Public Health at the University of Toronto, and a staff physician... continue reading
posted by cricket 9 years 7 months ago • 229 views • 9:13Could floating nations help us solve political problems without fighting? Patri Friedman co-founded the Seasteading Institute with billionaire Peter Thiel because he believes we can. The Seasteading Institute... continue reading
posted by Trancecoach 1 decade 3 months 2 weeks ago • 97 views • 5:58YouTube Description: Why are humans so aberrant - that is to say - why do all human cultures have marriage-like institutions while 90 percent of mammalian species are promiscuous? The neuroscientist... continue reading
posted by Janine V. (Lilithia) 1 decade 3 months 2 weeks ago • 205 views • 4:20YouTube Description: EXTRA INFO & LINKS BELOW! Music by http://www.youtube.com/JakeChudnow Marchex Institute study: [See YouTube description] Canada's most vulgar city: [See YouTube description] ... continue reading
posted by Janine V. (Lilithia) 1 decade 4 months 4 weeks ago • 501 views • 10:46YT: music : https://soundcloud.com/querflote/5-au... CREDITS: Ocean Networks Canada/ CSSF Ropos Photos courtesy of Ocean Networks Canada Selected Sea Pig images provided by the NIWA Invertebrate... continue reading
posted by Lumm 1 decade 1 year 2 weeks ago • 2,727 views • 3:27This is a really nice demonstration, and explanation of, what happens when you drop a magnet down a conducting non-magnetic tube. YouTube Description: Huge thanks to the Royal Institution, Professor... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 1 decade 1 year 3 months 3 weeks ago • 228 views • 3:50YouTube Description: http://www.ted.com With the drama and urgency of a sportscaster, statistics guru Hans Rosling uses an amazing new presentation tool, Gapminder, to present data that debunks several... continue reading
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