"View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/a-brief-history-of-goths-dan-adams What do fans of atmospheric post-punk music have in common with ancient barbarians? Not much ... so why are both known... continue reading

posted by ant 7 years 9 months 4 weeks ago • 25 views • 5:31

"We're all familiar with Pomp & Circumstance, the graduation song that's the official soundtrack of almost every commencement. But how did it get so big? In this episode of Vox's Almanac, Phil Edwards... continue reading

posted by ant 7 years 10 months ago • 132 views • 5:34

YouTube description: In March 1974, Chinese farmers digging a well unearthed the greatest archaeological find of the century - the buried Terracotta Army. After coming across a life-sized human head... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 7 years 10 months 2 weeks ago • 634 views

It was just a routine workers’ compensation fraud case for Ken Sheppard. Show up for a spot check, do some surveillance of the subject and keep it pushing. But on March 3, 2014, it was anything but routine... continue reading

posted by newtboy 7 years 11 months 1 week ago • 1,157 views • 5:01

"Look in the margins of medieval books and you'll find an unusual theme: knights vs. snails. Vox's Phil Edwards investigated why in this episode of Vox Almanac..."

posted by ant 7 years 11 months 2 weeks ago • 86 views • 4:37

In this video I build a garden to grow Cassava and yams, two staple food crops. Cassava is a shrub that develops large edible roots. Yams are a climbing vine that produce large, edible underground bulbs... continue reading

posted by Mordhaus 8 years 2 weeks ago • 100 views • 6:27

The internet allows us to see videos, photos, and news from anywhere in the world almost instantaneously. But how?! In this video we learn about the hundreds of underwater fiber optic cables that connect... continue reading

posted by Mordhaus 8 years 2 months 3 weeks ago • 649 views • 7:37

Published on Oct 26, 2016 In the effort to prove the credibility of the undercover donor featured in the videos and to keep the investigation going, Project Veritas Action made the decision to donate... continue reading

posted by bobknight33 8 years 4 months 2 weeks ago • 16 views • 17:41

YouTube description: Conceived in the open sea, tiny spaceship-shaped sea urchin larvae search the vast ocean to find a home. After this incredible odyssey, they undergo one of the most remarkable transformations... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 8 years 6 months 3 weeks ago • 658 views • 3:23

Published on Aug 2, 2016 Sub for more: http://nnn.is/the_new_media | Aaron Klein for Breitbart reports Speaking as an analyst, Binney raised the possibility that the hack of the Democratic National... continue reading

posted by bobknight33 8 years 7 months ago • 42 views • 5:57

"Urushiol oil in poison sumac, poison oak, and poison ivy may produce a severe skin rash. Timely urushiol removal can prevent poison ivy skin reaction. The key is to understand how poison ivy works... ... continue reading

posted by ant 8 years 7 months 3 weeks ago • 1,239 views • 5:14

YouTube description: Brady and Keith investigate the true pioneers of the incandescent light bulb. Films by James Hennessy and Brady Haran Royal Society website: http://bit.ly/Royal_Society ... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 8 years 8 months 3 weeks ago • 181 views • 5:33

YouTube description: Sometimes flight recorders are the only way the victims' families will know what happened to the plane. Immediately following an airplane crash anywhere in US territory, the... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 8 years 8 months 4 weeks ago • 229 views • 5:31

YouTube description: This video is a mini-documentary about the Finnish Language. First I investigate the history of the Finnish language before dissecting some of its important features. Special... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 8 years 9 months 3 weeks ago • 264 views • 9:57

I made a rough type of textile from bark fibre. This is the same tree I use for making cordage though I don’t know its name. It has been raining a lot here lately (the video also shows how well the hut... continue reading

posted by Mordhaus 8 years 10 months 2 weeks ago • 640 views • 4:48

From cereal to ice cream to cocktails, it seems that strawberries are served with just about everything. But it wasn't always this way. Today, Americans eat four times as many strawberries as they did... continue reading

posted by enoch 1 decade 2 months 1 week ago • 644 views • 4:42

YouTube: 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 1 decade 7 months ago • 281 views • 12:48

Building the Machine introduces the public to the Common Core States Standards Initiative (CCSSI) and its effects on our children’s education. The documentary compiles interviews from leading educational... continue reading

posted by Joe Motion (lurgee) 1 decade 11 months 2 weeks ago • 184 views • 39:09

Can you figure out the rule? Did you see the exponents pattern? http://youtu.be/AVB8vRC6HIY Why do you make people look stupid? http://bit.ly/12Fmlpl How do you investigate hypotheses? Do you seek... continue reading

posted by eric3579 1 decade 1 year 2 weeks ago • 1,455 views • 4:44

A bug in Google Chrome allows malicious websites to turn users’ computers into clandestine listening devices, a programmer discovered. Tal Atler, a web developer in Israel, discovered that once you... continue reading

posted by truth-is-the-nemesis 1 decade 1 year 1 month 1 week ago • 47 views • 4:06