The fascinating video above tells the story of MIT Professor Ioannis Yannas, who was recently inducted into the National Inventor’s Hall of Fame alongside such luminaries as the Wright brothers and Steve... continue reading
posted by enoch 8 years 3 months 4 weeks ago • 1,844 views • 16:57Videos (104) | Sift Talk (0) | Blogs (0) | Comments (1000) |
Do you see what I see? YouTube: Scientists may understand how the eye works, but seeing what other animals see is another matter entirely. Learn how eyes evolved, and find out which animal's eye biologist... continue reading
posted by PlayhousePals 8 years 4 months ago • 447 views • 2:43He ain't whistlin' Dixie that's for sure! YouTube: Four-time national and international whistling champion Christopher Ullman believes whistling is an art form. Using his lips, tongue, and teeth, he... continue reading
posted by PlayhousePals 8 years 4 months 3 weeks ago • 38 views • 1:42Ugggg ... I hate when the time changes [espcially in the Spring!] YouTube: Daylight saving time is the practice of setting the clocks forward one hour during the spring and back again in the fall in... continue reading
posted by PlayhousePals 8 years 6 months 3 weeks ago • 351 views • 2:20Too bad there are so many who can't get their heads around the facts. YouTube: Bill Nye boils down the basic facts surrounding climate change, and why the rate at which our planet is changing is so important
posted by PlayhousePals 8 years 7 months ago • 738 views • 1:06..And this time it's P for Perception! YT: Following total atomic annihilation, the rebuilding of this great nation of ours may fall to you. That’s why Vault-Tec has prepared this educational video... continue reading
posted by Zawash 8 years 8 months ago • 486 views • 2:36An interesting riddle - can you sifters solve it, without resorting to the solution in the video (from 1:25)? iflscience: The following riddle is claimed to have been written by Einstein as a boy. It's... continue reading
posted by Zawash 8 years 8 months 1 week ago • 52 views • 5:08Bros and bro proteins didn’t build this great nation. But if they did (or tried to) this is what it might have looked like. Brought to you by the original protein: meat, cheese, and nuts.
posted by newtboy 8 years 10 months 3 weeks ago • 160 views • 2:19This hack should help you get the upper hand in the dark. Of course it wouldn't hurt if you had a gun, split second decision capabilities and lightning fast reflexes. Just sayin' ...
posted by PlayhousePals 9 years 2 months 2 weeks ago • 75 views • 2:39Be careful what you pick
posted by PlayhousePals 9 years 3 months ago • 475 views • 45 secsYT: In which John Green teaches you about nation building and nationalism in Latin America. Sometimes, the nations of Latin America get compared to the nations of Europe, and are found wanting. This is... continue reading
posted by RedSky 9 years 3 months ago • 207 views • 12:14YouTube: The colorful, acrobatic dragonfly may seem familiar, but this stunning macro film reveals the mysteries behind its metamorphic life cycle—and some surprising adaptations.
posted by PlayhousePals 9 years 5 months ago • 63 views • 14:55Strange but true, this is the story of the world's smallest nation.
posted by eric3579 9 years 11 months ago • 647 views • 2:27Building the Machine introduces the public to the Common Core States Standards Initiative (CCSSI) and its effects on our children’s education. The documentary compiles interviews from leading educational... continue reading
posted by Joe Motion (lurgee) 1 decade 1 month 2 weeks ago • 184 views • 39:09When wolves were reintroduced to Yellowstone National Park in the United States after being absent nearly 70 years, the most remarkable "trophic cascade" occurred. What is a trophic cascade and how exactly... continue reading
posted by eric3579 1 decade 3 months ago • 4,780 views • 4:34Could floating nations help us solve political problems without fighting? Patri Friedman co-founded the Seasteading Institute with billionaire Peter Thiel because he believes we can. The Seasteading Institute... continue reading
posted by Trancecoach 1 decade 4 months 1 week ago • 97 views • 5:58"What do Jesuit priests, gin and tonics, and ancient Chinese scrolls have in common? They all show up in our animated history of malaria. It's a story of geopolitical struggles, traditional medicine,... continue reading
posted by Warren E. Hale (MrFisk) 1 decade 10 months 3 weeks ago • 390 views • 2:36Schoolteacher Jane Elliott quickly gets her students to discriminate and start hating each other based on the most meaningless of factors. She started doing this in 1968 after Martin Luther King Jr.'s... continue reading
posted by messenger 1 decade 10 months 4 weeks ago • 511 views • 14:37YouTube Description: They say it takes two to tango and three's a crowd. The clichés apply even in the the world of an octopus.
posted by PlayhousePals 1 decade 1 year ago • 494 views • 3:13