YouTube Description: In 1991, Cuba's economy began to implode. "The Special Period in the Time of Peace" was the government's euphemism for what was a culmination of 30 years worth of isolation. It... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 9 years 4 months 3 weeks ago • 1,569 views • 8:30

Like an actor’s script, a sheet of music instructs a musician on what to play (the pitch) and when to play it (the rhythm). Sheet music may look complicated, but once you've gotten the hang of a few... continue reading

posted by Joe Motion (lurgee) 9 years 11 months ago • 354 views • 5:24

YouTube: Submit your own photos of misinformed Dimetrodon toys and games to http://isnotadinosaur.tumblr.com ! Learn more about the Field Museum's fossil mammal and synapsid collection: bit.ly/1sYstC5 ... continue reading

posted by Janine V. (Lilithia) 9 years 12 months ago • 406 views • 6:04

"James Bond needs a doctor, and not just any doctor: a specialist. He can't read the word on the inside of his jacket and even though he looks so cool with his dark glasses on, its pretty embarassing for... continue reading

posted by ant 1 decade 2 months 3 weeks ago • 173 views • 3:29

I can read in the car.

posted by Mordhaus 1 decade 4 months ago • 477 views • 3:10

“Now this is a very, very important point — to realize that the world is not an illusion, that the world simply happens to be an abstraction. Out of the process, please remember we are interested in... continue reading

posted by Trancecoach 1 decade 4 months 1 week ago • 72 views • 3:05

Vimeo: A visual remix of the famous 2003 Harvard Dialect Survey, which maps out the various dialects of American speech. Read the full article on the film here: theatlantic.com/video/archive/2013/11/soda-vs-pop-vs-coke-... continue reading

posted by Janine V. (Lilithia) 1 decade 5 months 3 weeks ago • 555 views • 4:04

YouTube Description: Joe Bongiovanni discusses our monetary system and why fixing it is the single most important issue facing people and the planet. Joe explains how money is created as debt by private... continue reading

As an ESL teacher I find this kind of stuff fascinating! Description (from You Tube): eBay Deals investigates Yale University economist Keith Chen's study on "The Effect of Language on Economic Behavior."... continue reading

From http://www.yourwildlife.org/2013/09/ant-questions-answered/ from http://antfarm.yuku.com/topic/16944 ...

posted by ant 1 decade 8 months 1 week ago • 151 views • 2:52

YouTube Description: For foreigners, learning to speak Chinese is a hard task. But learning to read the beautiful, often complex characters of the Chinese written language may be less difficult. ShaoLan... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 1 decade 11 months 3 weeks ago • 664 views • 6:11

YouTube Description: This isn't the epic video I've been working on for months, I just couldn't sleep last night and had been reading too much Borges so this fell out.... continue reading

posted by FlowersInHisHair 1 decade 1 year 1 month 2 weeks ago • 304 views • 3:16

In this episode of smarter every day, Destin features ants in the Amazon jungle, as the little fellows work together to capture a worm. Cooperative transport allows ants to secure medium sized prey before... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 1 decade 1 year 3 months 1 week ago • 705 views • 1:40

YouTube Description: A quickly-made muse on the foreword of anthropologist Edmund Snow Carpenter's They "Became What They Beheld," and how it relates to Youtube. This book is out of print. If you're interested,... continue reading

posted by seltar 1 decade 1 year 10 months 1 week ago • 2,738 views • 5:44

Sixty Symbols talks about Tycho Brahe, one of the more interesting scientists they have talked about. The story goes that he got a bladder infection by not going to the toilet in time, but he also had... continue reading

posted by RFlagg 1 decade 3 years 5 months 3 weeks ago • 1,987 views