This animated map created from the NOAA, NWS, and PTWC shows every recorded earthquake in chronological order from January 1, 2001 to December 31, 2015. The size of the circle shows the magnitude of the... continue reading
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It's all relative. YouTube: We've talked in the past about the positives of Marijuana use. What are the harms? From pregnancy effects to impaired driving to memory and concentration, Aaron will tell... continue reading
posted by PlayhousePals 5 years 10 months 3 weeks ago • 600 views • 8:07YouTube description: For decades, one of the most abundant kinds of fossils on Earth, numbering in the millions of specimens, was a mystery to paleontologists. But geologists discovered that these mysterious... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 6 years 1 month 1 week ago • 615 views • 7:00At the old hut site (the new one being temporarily cut off by flooding) I made lime mortar from the shells of rainforest snails by firing them in a kiln, slaking them in water, mixing them into lime putty.... continue reading
posted by Mordhaus 6 years 1 month 4 weeks ago • 406 views • 7:08I built a natural draft furnace to test ideas about how hot a furnace could get without the use of bellows. Natural draft is the flow of air through a furnace due to rising hot air. The hot gasses in the... continue reading
posted by Mordhaus 6 years 6 months 1 week ago • 454 views • 5:46I made a brick mold that makes bricks 25 x 12.5 x 7.5 cm from wood. A log was split and mortise and tenon joints were carved using a stone chisel and sharp rocks. The mold was lashed together with cane... continue reading
posted by Mordhaus 6 years 7 months 1 week ago • 1,024 views • 10:47For many years, archery was part of warfare, but with the introduction of guns in the late Middle Ages and Renaissance, it started its long decline.. The "archery" of today is more like playing with... continue reading
posted by Mordhaus 6 years 7 months 2 weeks ago • 823 views • 5:06"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 7 months 4 weeks ago • 219 views • 5:28Australia's Great Barrier Reef is the largest coral reef system in the world and the only living structure visible from space. Although ecosystem managers in Australia have worked hard to preserve the... continue reading
posted by Mordhaus 6 years 11 months 2 weeks ago • 541 views • 8:11"View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/a-brief-history-of-goths-dan-adams What do fans of atmospheric post-punk music have in common with ancient barbarians? Not much ... so why are both known... continue reading
posted by ant 6 years 11 months 2 weeks ago • 25 views • 5:31For the past 50 years, kung fu master Li Liangui has been contorting his body into seemingly impossible positions as he practices one of the more unusual Chinese martial arts. The 70-year-old is an expert... continue reading
posted by Mordhaus 6 years 12 months ago • 334 views • 2:18YouTube description: Should we double down or give up and go our separate ways? This video will probably not make everybody happy. Probably for completely opposite reasons. Some people want less... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 7 years 2 weeks ago • 458 views • 7:42John Oliver is not afraid to put his money where his mouth is. Back in February, realizing that President Trump gets most of his ideas from cable news, the Emmy-winning Last Week Tonight host purchased... continue reading
posted by newtboy 7 years 3 weeks ago • 601 views • 1:37"Look in the margins of medieval books and you'll find an unusual theme: knights vs. snails. Vox's Phil Edwards investigated why in this episode of Vox Almanac..."
posted by ant 7 years 1 month ago • 86 views • 4:37YouTube description: Meet Professor Jamie Seymour, he milks stuff. But nothing that moos, has hooves, wool or fur. He prefers to live life on the edge, milking the venom from the most venomous animals... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 7 years 1 month 3 weeks ago • 176 views • 4:26YouTube: Our relationships are often not quite as warm and perfect as they should be. That’s perhaps because we’re comparing them with a relationship in the past to which they shouldn’t – in fairness... continue reading
posted by PlayhousePals 7 years 2 months 1 week ago • 249 views • 5:57Inmates who realize they can't change the past try to change the future by reaching out to kids about gun violence before it's too late.
posted by Ashenkase 7 years 2 months 2 weeks ago • 236 views • 6:07YouTube: 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 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 4 months 3 weeks ago • 489 views • 2:51