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

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 8 years 1 week ago • 1,234 views • 5:40

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 month 2 weeks ago • 475 views • 4:47

YouTube 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 month 3 weeks ago • 284 views • 5:11

Economics 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 3 months 3 weeks ago • 153 views • 27:04

To quote her own presentation: - Our fears about debt and deficits are driven by an outdated gold standard ideology - Money is not a finite "thing" - Deficits can be too big or too small - The goal...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 4 months ago • 278 views • 1:18:38

While 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 9 years 1 month 1 week ago • 321 views • 4:15

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 9 years 5 months 2 weeks ago • 644 views • 4:42

Here'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 6 months ago • 217 views • 11:18

Via 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 11 months 2 weeks ago • 496 views • 5:49

For 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 1 month 2 weeks ago • 999 views • 3:19

Various ways of turning electricity into light.

posted by wormwood 1 decade 3 months 4 weeks ago • 300 views • 2:58

Via 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 6 months 2 weeks ago • 133 views • 2:03

YouTube 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 10 months 1 week ago • 463 views • 10:19

Throw 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

posted by hamsteralliance 1 decade 1 year 1 month 1 week ago • 3,168 views • 23:53