YouTube description: Approaching the Unknown, Mark Elijah Rosenberg's film about an astronaut whose Mars journey does not go according to plan, combines old school non-CGI special effect techniques... continue reading
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Published on Mar 11, 2012 Sometimes a single unlikely idea can have massive impact across the world. Sir Harold Evans, the author of They Made America, describes how frustration drove Malcom McLean,... continue reading
posted by bobknight33 8 years 1 week ago • 475 views • 4:47YouTube description: A overview of how film works, the different types of film, and its place in the world of modern digital filmmaking. (via digg)... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 8 years 1 week ago • 284 views • 5:11Economics Professor Randy Wray answers the questions: What is Money? Why is at accepted? What is the relationship between money & government? What backs up our money? Can the US government run out of money? ... continue reading
posted by radx 8 years 2 months 1 week ago • 153 views • 27:04To quote her own presentation: - Our fears about debt and deficits are driven by an outdated gold standard ideology - Money is not a finite "thing" - Deficits can be too big or too small - The goal... continue reading
posted by radx 8 years 2 months 2 weeks ago • 278 views • 1:18:38While bigotry and racism have become increasingly unacceptable in modern society, research indicates even the most accepting persons are not as open-minded as they think. Social psychologist Josh Correll... continue reading
posted by newtboy 8 years 12 months ago • 321 views • 4:15From 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 9 years 4 months ago • 644 views • 4:42Here's a travel itinerary I can live without! YouTube: I'm filming a documentary for TV about how Uranium and radioactivity have shaped the modern world. It will be broadcast in mid-2015, details to... continue reading
posted by PlayhousePals 9 years 4 months 2 weeks ago • 217 views • 11:18Via Brainpickings. Part 1. All of history's greatest figures achieved success in almost exactly the same way. But rather than celebrating this part of the creative process we ignore it. This missing... continue reading
posted by Trancecoach 9 years 10 months ago • 496 views • 5:49For nearly all of human history, most people were very, very poor. But something happened after 1800. Average wages began to rise. For example, in the past 200 years, the average wage in the United States... continue reading
posted by Trancecoach 1 decade ago • 999 views • 3:19Various ways of turning electricity into light.
posted by wormwood 1 decade 2 months 2 weeks ago • 300 views • 2:58Via Open Culture: Not long ago we posted the only known recording of Sigmund Freud’s voice. Today we present rare home movies of the founder of modern psychology, captured during the last decade of his life. ... continue reading
posted by Trancecoach 1 decade 5 months 1 week ago • 133 views • 2:03YouTube Description: Neil deGrasse Tyson, an American astrophysicist and Director of the Hayden Planetarium, discusses how Islamic scholars contributed to the Islamic Golden Age and how over time ... continue reading
posted by Grimm 1 decade 8 months 4 weeks ago • 463 views • 10:19Throw out what you think you know about digital audio signals and get your facts straight in 20 minutes with Monty. This should be required viewing for music and audio people. Youtube Video Description: ... continue reading
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