Is Hank trying for a goatee? YouTube: Let's face it: Humans are pretty messy. Industrial processes like mining and manufacturing are important parts of keeping civilization going, but they all impact... continue reading

posted by PlayhousePals 7 years 8 months 1 week ago • 282 views • 10:13

YouTube description: Greenford, Middlesex. An item about the manufacture of wallpaper. C/U on stuffed birds. C/U of an artist painting the birds in a design. Various shots of artists designing... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 7 years 8 months 1 week ago • 446 views • 2:52

As urban populations continue to rise, innovators are looking beyond traditional farming as a way to feed everyone while having less impact on our land and water resources. Vertical farming is one solution... continue reading

posted by Mordhaus 7 years 10 months ago • 832 views • 3:38

https://youtu.be/7uL8eCpSt24 This month I've been learning a new instrument. I can already play guitar and piano so I decided to learn something new with the Bamboo Saxophone and cover the jazz piece... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 7 years 11 months ago • 24 views • 7:12

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) 7 years 11 months ago • 1,234 views • 5:40

Every Frame a Painting: "For the past ten years, I’ve been editing professionally. Yet one question always stumps me: “How do you know when to cut?” And I can only answer that it’s very instinctual.... continue reading

posted by blacklotus90 7 years 11 months 3 weeks ago • 307 views • 9:25

YouTube: Thanks, in part, to the generous support of the NIHCM, this month we are releasing four special episodes on Opioids. We hope you enjoy them. This week’s episode: The Science of Opioids -... continue reading

posted by PlayhousePals 7 years 11 months 4 weeks ago • 226 views • 8:43

I made a rough type of textile from bark fibre. This is the same tree I use for making cordage though I don’t know its name. It has been raining a lot here lately (the video also shows how well the hut... continue reading

posted by Mordhaus 8 years ago • 639 views • 4:48

"Do you even know what superdelegates are?" YouTube: Shadowy, unaccountable threats to the democratic process or, you know, kind of the opposite?

posted by PlayhousePals 8 years 3 weeks ago • 405 views • 6:08

Bernie Sanders won Nevada Saturday after county conventions took the win from Hillary Clinton. The Clinton and Sanders campaigns clashed at Nevada county conventions, and Sanders walked away with three... continue reading

posted by newtboy 8 years 4 weeks ago • 600 views • 6:26

YouTube description: I made a batch of charcoal using the mound method then stored it in baskets for later use. Charcoal is a fuel that burns hotter than the wood it's made from. This is because the... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 8 years 2 months 2 weeks ago • 1,003 views • 5:31

Cody is dead. And he has some questions...

posted by newtboy 8 years 3 months 1 week ago • 904 views • 3:18

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 1 week ago • 1,844 views • 16:57

YT: Bill details the key engineering principles underlying plastic injection molding. He describes its history and, then, reveals the intricate details of the process. He shows viewers where to find, on... continue reading

posted by Fantomas 8 years 5 months 1 week ago • 357 views • 9:37

"Exercising stimulates bone remodeling and ultimately bone strength." uhoh YouTube: Today Hank explains the skeletal system and why astronauts Scott Kelly and Mikhail Kornienko are out in space studying... continue reading

posted by PlayhousePals 8 years 11 months 3 weeks ago • 31 views • 10:38

I know the presenter isn't very hip (or TED), but what he has to say about color should cause your brain to explode and then unexplode because everything makes sense.

posted by Magicpants 9 years ago • 940 views • 16:08

YouTube: There’s a lot we don’t know about how and when dogs were first domesticated. But we do know that the process made dogs very different from their wild cousins, in some unexpected ways.

posted by PlayhousePals 9 years 2 months 1 week ago • 816 views • 3:37

YouTube: Your body has all sorts of complicated processes going on, and a lot of them are carried out by incredibly powerful molecules. We’re not talking nutrients -- we’re talking about 5 of the molecules... continue reading

posted by PlayhousePals 9 years 3 months 1 week ago • 224 views • 7:55

More evidence that those in the inner circle "elite" know what's up, but preach something else (often for their own gain). Here, Alan Greenspan (finally) comes clean, albeit "too late." Via Voices... continue reading

posted by Trancecoach 9 years 5 months 3 weeks ago • 104 views • 4:52