Fun with Acronyms: "Maths" sands for "Mathematical Anti-Telharsic Harfatum Septomin".
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An interesting and quick look at how the ancient Roman Civilization inhabitants dealt with their (not so) alone time.
posted by BoneRemake 2 years 3 weeks ago • 364 views • 5:40This Worm Week, we're featuring the strange, Demogorgon-looking deep-sea bristle worm Alvinella pompejana, better known as the Pompeii Worm due to its reliance on hydrothermal vents.
posted by newtboy 2 years 2 months 3 weeks ago • 77 views • 4:29Physicist Professor Brian Cox breaks down what would ACTUALLY happen if a gigantic comet really was hurtling towards planet Earth.
posted by eric3579 2 years 2 months 3 weeks ago • 281 views • 14:23Instead of shipping food all around the world, imagine your own food coming from your farm in a shipping container, just outside your backdoor. That’s the vision of FarmPod, a St. Croix-based startup... continue reading
posted by newtboy 2 years 4 months 2 weeks ago • 18 views • 6:56Destin from Smarter Every Day looks into how the James Webb Space Telescope works.
posted by w1ndex 2 years 5 months 4 weeks ago • 190 views • 29:46Tom Scott's illegitimate son goes to Boston to look into the engineering obstacles behind an intercontinental tunnel.
posted by w1ndex 2 years 6 months ago • 118 views • 10:04"Olympic sports are contested in the Summer Olympic Games and Winter Olympic Games. They are Summer Olympics and Winter Olympics. Besides, there are two more Olympics. They are Special Olympics and Paralympics.... continue reading
posted by ant 2 years 7 months ago • 15 views • 2:40It's hard to know if she actually had a coherent point to make here--it sure didn't look like it. At the least, she was poorly served by her staff, which didn't educate her, didn't program her questions,... continue reading
posted by SFOGuy 2 years 7 months 1 week ago • 1,834 views • 2:12The human immune system is the most complex biological system we know, after the human brain, and yet, most of us never learn how it works. Or what it is. Your immune System consists of hundreds of tiny... continue reading
posted by eric3579 2 years 7 months 3 weeks ago • 724 views • 10:48An inside look at how a hydroelectric dam turbine is started up.
posted by w1ndex 2 years 11 months ago • 509 views • 6:48Join Eric Idle as he teaches how to play “Always Look on the Bright Side of Life” on the guitar.
posted by simonm 3 years 2 weeks ago • 99 views • 4:03Zefrank looks at how bugs and animals camouflage themselves in the rainforest.
posted by w1ndex 3 years 3 weeks ago • 274 views • 10:29Zefrank looks at Army Ants and the beetles that co-exist with them. From Youtube, "Where to buy the Army Ants Book: https://amzn.com/067424155X True Facts Shirts: https://ze-true-store.myshopify.com/ ... continue reading
posted by w1ndex 3 years 3 months 1 week ago • 928 views • 9:28The Legal Eagle takes a look at the movie Idiocracy.
posted by w1ndex 3 years 5 months 1 week ago • 76 views • 22:17Thoughty2 looks at altered states of reality.
posted by w1ndex 3 years 5 months 3 weeks ago • 19 views • 18:30"Not every yellow bloom ― or fluffy white globe ― taking over your backyard is a dandelion. Some of them are close relatives called catsears. But both of them have a little secret. To tell them apart... continue reading
posted by ant 3 years 6 months 3 weeks ago • 82 views • 4:50"What different clouds mean, explained for kids. Welcome to our first-ever week of programming for kids! If you’re standing outside and you look up, you’ll likely see something familiar above... continue reading
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