In a quiet corner of Kent State University, scientists are exploring innovative ways to study the past. We joined our friends at Gizmodo to visit Kent State University's Experimental Archaeology lab, where... continue reading

posted by newtboy 2 weeks 6 days ago • 37 views • 7:30

Cute baby macaque is given swimming lessons by his mother then advances a little too quickly to the high dive.

posted by BSR 1 month 2 weeks ago • 151 views • 2:22

YouTube description: This translucent Deepstaria jelly unfurled as it whorled and shapeshifted in currents created by ROV Hercules' thrusters. Its bright red resident isopod, a relative of the pillbug,... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 1 month 3 weeks ago • 784 views • 5:43

They keep asking me. I keep telling them I am notarobot, but they never seem to remember. At least not for very long.

posted by notarobot 2 months ago • 373 views • 7:40

YouTube description: As a quadriplegic, Álvaro Silberstein spent years believing he would never be able to visit Chile’s Torres del Paine National Park. Then, he discovered a wheelchair designed... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 3 months ago • 176 views • 2:57

Learn about the prairie flowers of Illinois with a gangster.

posted by w1ndex 3 months 1 week ago • 13 views • 17:19

"... I met Molly Burke a few months ago. She’s awesome. I absolutely love what she’s done on YouTube to bring awareness to living with disability, and turning it into ability. And her guide dog Gallop... continue reading

posted by ant 3 months 1 week ago • 86 views • 16:32

https://youtu.be/PZoaKzEXzi8 It's time to meet a single-celled organism that is bigger than a tardigrade! We'll learn how Stentors reproduce, why they look like trumpets, and why some of them are just SO BLUE! ... continue reading

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Learn about directing a film in Ron Howard’s first-ever online class. The two-time Academy Award winner has directed some of the most beloved movies of all time, including Splash, Parenthood, Apollo... continue reading

posted by BSR 4 months 3 weeks ago • 127 views • 1:59

Hank explains in moderate detail why HBO's Chernobyl explanation of "control rods with graphite tips" is misleadingly simplistic. Learn about how the RBMK design of the Chernobyl reactor was stable,... continue reading

posted by fuzzyundies 4 months 3 weeks ago • 463 views • 13:30

“I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately, to front only the essential facts of life, and see if I could not learn what it had to teach, and not, when I came to die, discover that I... continue reading

posted by Joe Motion (lurgee) 5 months 1 week ago • 159 views • 20:41

"... I love coffee. Like, a lot. You know who else loves coffee? Astronauts! And also the people who help them do awesome things in space (I think NASA might be powered by coffee). But how do astronauts... continue reading

posted by ant 6 months 2 weeks ago • 116 views • 11:39

"... We’ve all gotten dizzy before… but have you ever gotten WEIRD DIZZY? I teamed up with Vanessa Hill from BrainCrat to answer the question 'why do we get dizzy?' and in the process we learned about... continue reading

posted by ant 6 months 3 weeks ago • 650 views • 9:22

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 7 months ago • 27 views • 20:03

Would college students support a policy that would force those with high GPAs to donate part of their own GPA to help those with lower grades?

posted by bobknight33 7 months 3 weeks ago • 76 views • 4:45

YouTube description: Learn about the life and art of Mexican surrealist painter Frida Kahlo, who explored disability, relationships and Mexican culture in her work. -- In 1925, Frida Kahlo was... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 7 months 3 weeks ago • 147 views • 4:06

YouTube description: Compliant mechanisms have lots of advantages over traditional devices. SimpliSafe is awesome security. It's really effective, easy to use, and the price is great. Check out SimpliSafe... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 8 months 1 week ago • 997 views • 12:52

YouTube description: Engineers at MIT and Penn State University have found that under the right conditions, ordinary clear water droplets on a transparent surface can produce brilliant colors, without... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 8 months 3 weeks ago • 397 views • 3:03

The cycle of learning is complete

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