"Ahead of the Rio Olympics, we take a look at the greatest and most interesting facts about the amazing country that is Brazil! ..."

posted by ant 8 years 4 months 2 weeks ago • 10 views • 3:32

Interesting. I wonder what kind of results could be discovered if there was proper government funding on these substances.

posted by brycewi19 8 years 4 months 3 weeks ago • 262 views • 5:07

Graphite is one of the many interesting forms of carbon. And carbon I love! It morphs into coal, diamond, graphite, graphene, fullerenes, nanotubes, buckyballs and more, all with their own set of fantastic... continue reading

posted by Mordhaus 8 years 5 months ago • 1,655 views • 4:58

A little bit of history behind salt and pepper, interesting

posted by Gratefulmom 8 years 5 months 1 week ago • 235 views • 5:48

I've always found it interesting how different my voice sounds recorded.

posted by Gratefulmom 8 years 5 months 2 weeks ago • 50 views • 5:03

YouTube description: Bill reveals the stunning engineering underlying the design of a diaper. He describes the five layers of a diaper, including the superabsorbent polymer in the diaper's core. He... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 8 years 6 months 1 week ago • 337 views • 6:34

Nerdwriter does an interesting piece on the intersection of cigarettes, Edvard Munch, mental illness and a few other things.

posted by eric3579 8 years 6 months 2 weeks ago • 332 views • 7:35

The ongoing study is part of a growing interest in coral fluorescence among the scientific community. Coral Fluorescence was recently found to be a strong indicator of coral health, and coral fluorescence... continue reading

posted by newtboy 8 years 6 months 3 weeks ago • 127 views • 4:05

The guy narrating is a bit stiff, but the info was interesting Via YouTube: Watch and listen to this insightful story of how Da Vinci created the Last Supper.

posted by Gratefulmom 8 years 7 months ago • 42 views • 1:56

YT-Elliot Crown was one of a few citizens allowed to speak and used his time to point out PROOF of possible voter fraud considering ALL NYC counties Hillary won were with THIS special black box... While... continue reading

posted by newtboy 8 years 7 months 2 weeks ago • 973 views • 1:22

An interesting discussion of Seinfeld's place in the evolution of television family dynamics.

posted by hazmat22 8 years 10 months 2 weeks ago • 561 views • 8:07

Sacks 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 12 months ago • 1,037 views • 24:15

In the middle of the Mojave desert lies California City, the largest city never built. It is now a vast network of roads carved into the sand for miles and miles with nothing but tumbleweeds and cacti... continue reading

posted by Mordhaus 9 years 2 weeks ago • 1,098 views • 4:55

Commentary on copyright and music based on a simple song with an interesting history.

posted by messenger 9 years 2 months 3 weeks ago • 95 views • 12:13

An interesting riddle - can you sifters solve it, without resorting to the solution in the video (from 1:25)? iflscience: The following riddle is claimed to have been written by Einstein as a boy. It's... continue reading

posted by Zawash 9 years 3 months 1 week ago • 52 views • 5:08

The human visual system is extremely complex, but it makes repeated use of some tricks that can be exploited to produce interesting visual illusions. With even a high-level understanding of how the brain... continue reading

posted by cricket 9 years 3 months 2 weeks ago • 1,207 views • 4:56

Perhaps you can imagine how poor my short term memory is. What's your name again?

posted by PlayhousePals 9 years 7 months 1 week ago • 153 views • 2:07

An interesting video demonstrating the oxidation states of the transition metal Vanadium.

posted by Fantomas 9 years 7 months 2 weeks ago • 372 views • 6:03

"Apparently, your biggest enemy is not lions and tigers and bears ..." YouTube: What were the first organisms to have sex? We may never know the answer, but as Bill Nye explains in this Big Think interview,... continue reading

posted by PlayhousePals 9 years 8 months 3 weeks ago • 235 views • 3:58

Greed is good. War is inevitable. Whether in political theory or popular culture, human nature is often portrayed as selfish and power hungry. UC Berkeley psychologist Dacher Keltner challenges this notion... continue reading

posted by enoch 9 years 12 months ago • 2,027 views • 4:37