YouTube description: Live long and prosper? Nichelle Nichols sure has. At the height of the American civil rights movement, she played “Star Trek’s” Lieutenant Uhura—then one of television’s... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 5 years 6 months ago • 350 views • 2:58

YouTube description In 1800s, miners began working in exposed deposits of mud near the town of Messel, Germany. They were extracting oil from the rock and along with the oil, they found beautifully... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 5 years 9 months 3 weeks ago • 521 views • 8:34

YouTube description: Giant Mine sits near Yellowknife, in the Northwest Territories of Canada. Once it was a productive gold mine, but after the gold ran out, the mining company went bankrupt and left... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 5 years 10 months 3 weeks ago • 470 views • 4:34

YouTube description: Let's find out how they put 3D images into glass objects. Known as a 'Bubblegram', vitrography or sub-surface laser engraving, this technology has been around for a very long time... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 6 years 3 weeks ago • 308 views • 6:28

YouTube description: In which John discusses the quality of 18th century French bread and the nearness of history. The books that most inspired this video are Cuisine and Culture by Linda Civitello... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 6 years 3 months ago • 472 views • 3:23

"Nearly half of Americans don’t know that Puerto Ricans are US citizens. But they are, and have been since 1917. Watch why Puerto Rico won't have power for months: http://bit.ly/2DBCPVp Read about... continue reading

posted by ant 6 years 3 months 2 weeks ago • 481 views • 3:56

YouTube description: There's a link from a 13th century legend, to a 16th century insult book, to a 19th century writer, to a 20th century comic book hero. And it starts in a small village near Nottingham,... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 6 years 5 months 1 week ago • 511 views • 2:46

YouTube description: Near Slab City, California, a man painted a hill. It was outsider art: Leonard Knight had no training and no great masters to imitate. But somehow, he created something that resonates... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 6 years 6 months 1 week ago • 551 views • 4:25

"Protection from deportation and the chance to work have been life-changing for DACA recipients. But if Congress and the White House can’t agree on a bill to protect them within a six-month timeframe,... continue reading

posted by ant 6 years 8 months ago • 219 views • 5:28

YouTube description: Standing nearly 300 feet tall, Europe’s largest monument is a dedication to the army that defeated Napoleon. Named after the battle that took place in 1813, The Monument to the... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 6 years 8 months 1 week ago • 529 views • 1:48

YouTube description: With a population of over 18 million people, Mumbai is one of the world’s largest megalopolises. To put it mildly, the city can be unpredictable. But amid the chaos, Mumbai has... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 6 years 9 months 3 weeks ago • 660 views • 2:48

For nearly 700 years, the shrimpers of Oostduinkerke, Belgium, have been training draft horses to help them pursue the local catch. Typically weighing more than 2,000 pounds, these horses are well suited... continue reading

posted by Mordhaus 6 years 10 months 1 week ago • 95 views • 2:39

Robert Freeman is a man with strong opinions, a hair trigger on his belt, and a penchant for foods so fatty they put you to sleep. The Itis, Robert's catastrophic soul food franchise, so effectively renders... continue reading

posted by Mordhaus 6 years 10 months 1 week ago • 94 views • 6:17

Near Bodø in Norway, there's the strongest tidal current in the world: Saltstraumen Maelstrom, a constantly-changing rush of whirlpools, boils and vortices. It might not be quite the whirlpools of myth... continue reading

posted by Mordhaus 6 years 11 months 3 weeks ago • 241 views • 2:32

YouTube description: More than five million people die every year from pollution-related illnesses, and nearly 10,000 of those deaths occur in London. But Romain LaCombe has made it his mission to change... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 7 years 4 weeks ago • 170 views • 3:27

In this video I build a garden to grow Cassava and yams, two staple food crops. Cassava is a shrub that develops large edible roots. Yams are a climbing vine that produce large, edible underground bulbs... continue reading

posted by Mordhaus 7 years 2 months 2 weeks ago • 99 views • 6:27

YouTube description: View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/how-super-glue-was-invented-moments-of-vision-8-jessica-oreck Today, super glue is a nearly indispensable household item — but its... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 7 years 3 months ago • 362 views • 1:54

YouTube: Spinning magnets near copper sheets create levitation!

posted by PlayhousePals 7 years 3 months 1 week ago • 290 views • 6:19

YouTube description: Foraminifera – tiny, single-celled marine life forms – build gorgeous houses that record how much ice there is on the planet. Special thanks to Professor Lee Kump of Penn... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 7 years 5 months ago • 489 views • 2:51

In this small city near San Francisco, the dead outnumber the living by a thousand to one. There's some gruesome history here - and a few questions for the future.

posted by Mordhaus 7 years 5 months ago • 22 views • 2:45