YouTube description: We're pretty good at inventing things, but stealing from nature is a great way to solve some problems! Hosted by: Michael Aranda (H/T @eric3579)... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 7 years 2 weeks ago • 368 views • 8:47Videos (90) | Sift Talk (0) | Blogs (0) | Comments (1000) |
Morgan Freeman, Michael Caine, and Alan Arkin take the WIRED Autocomplete Interview and answer the Internet's most searched questions about themselves.
posted by Mordhaus 7 years 3 weeks ago • 188 views • 7:27This video makes me feel dumb.
posted by Mordhaus 7 years 3 months 1 week ago • 1,189 views • 25:57YouTube: Silly String. It’s awesome for pranks or party shenanigans, but this foam could also save your life someday.
posted by PlayhousePals 7 years 3 months 3 weeks ago • 342 views • 4:27Not in my case ... YouTube: Okay- you lost weight, but what actually happened to those fat-storing cells?
posted by PlayhousePals 7 years 4 months ago • 22 views • 2:30YouTube: It’s been a pretty cool year for science around the globe, and we here at SciShow like to highlight the superlatives: some of the biggest, oldest, fastest, and most amazing discoveries of 2016.
posted by PlayhousePals 7 years 4 months ago • 21 views • 4:26"Think before you ink." YouTube: Why are tattoos permanent? How do you deliver the ink? And how do you remove a tattoo if you no longer want it?
posted by PlayhousePals 7 years 4 months 1 week ago • 86 views • 3:51YouTube: Whether or not it's worth investing in, the math behind Bitcoin is an elegant solution to some complex problems.
posted by PlayhousePals 7 years 4 months 1 week ago • 412 views • 9:26I took Orange Sunshine once [true story] YouTube: Inside chemistry labs, chemists work with what they call superacids. No one’s found a specific use for such a fantastically strong acid yet, but chemists... continue reading
posted by PlayhousePals 7 years 4 months 2 weeks ago • 793 views • 4:49YouTube description: Bright pillars of light... clouds of glowing dust... shimmering discs floating around the sun... signs of extraterrestrial activity, or is there a more rational and scientific explanation... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 7 years 4 months 2 weeks ago • 917 viewsYouTube: Do you like drinking milk or chatting with your friends? Well, you can enjoy those because of the evolution happened over the past million years, and we are still evolving. Let's find out what... continue reading
posted by PlayhousePals 7 years 4 months 3 weeks ago • 23 views • 3:51YouTube: Turns out, two atomic clocks are indeed better than one. And what role does sleep play in memory suppression?
posted by PlayhousePals 7 years 5 months ago • 27 views • 4:41In a cemetery in Huelva, in Spain, is the grave of Major William Martin, of the British Royal Marines. Or rather, it's the grave of a man called Glyndwr Michael, who served his country during World War... continue reading
posted by Mordhaus 7 years 5 months 3 weeks ago • 484 views • 3:17YouTube: Each year, we try to fight flu season with the influenza vaccine and this year is no different. But why is there a flu season at all and how do we fight it?
posted by PlayhousePals 7 years 5 months 3 weeks ago • 124 views • 4:45YouTube: It appears at night, sneaks up behind its prey, and sucks its blood! Is it a vampire? No, it’s a vampire bat! Here are some bloody amazing facts about them for Halloween!
posted by PlayhousePals 7 years 6 months ago • 452 views • 4:27YouTube: Cats are known for their curiosity, and as that one saying goes “it killed the cat”. But we can help our cuddly counterparts avoid this sad fate if we watch out for these three everyday things.
posted by PlayhousePals 7 years 6 months 1 week ago • 28 views • 3:21YouTube: In the 1800s, Wilhelm Kühne created an image of a window from the eyes of a rabbit. Was this technology applicable to humans?
posted by PlayhousePals 7 years 6 months 1 week ago • 91 views • 4:27YouTube: Why do cats love to hang out in boxes so much? It has something to do with being stone cold predators. And, a little anxiety.
posted by PlayhousePals 7 years 6 months 2 weeks ago • 27 views • 2:15Texas Border Volunteers founders Dr. Michael and Linda Vickers. Their experiences are a wake up call for the rest of the country. A non ending march of death turns up on their land everyday. Their life... continue reading
posted by bobknight33 7 years 6 months 4 weeks ago • 18 views • 5:32YouTube: In freezing cold sand, a burning hot mine, or even inside solid rock – these extremophiles live anywhere that you wouldn’t want to live. What are they? How can they live in such extreme places?
posted by PlayhousePals 7 years 7 months 2 weeks ago • 15 views • 4:01