In most developed countries, workers have the right to a certain number of paid sick days. It’s a policy that isn’t rooted in just generosity — during pandemics like the novel coronavirus, it can... continue reading

posted by newtboy 5 days 2 hours 5 minutes ago • 416 views • 6:33

From Youtube, "As the spread of coronavirus worsens in the US, John Oliver discusses how the government is handling the outbreak, how they’re not, and what we can do to help."

posted by w1ndex 2 weeks 2 days ago • 446 views • 22:11

Convenience stores around the world always have a large variety of sandwiches in stock. Here's how they're made in mass quantities.

posted by newtboy 1 month 3 weeks ago • 1,854 views • 5:57

Scientists from UVM and Tufts repurposed living cells scraped from frog embryos and assembled them into entirely new life-forms. More: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=1zVG8wptOOI https://youtu.be/XLI7VtjgOyk ... continue reading

posted by newtboy 2 months 2 weeks ago • 160 views • 57 secs

"Everyone has their favorite classic Sesame Street animated segment from the last 50 years! Now, in this hour long compilation, they're all in one place! Watch live with us and share your favorite Sesame... continue reading

posted by ant 4 months 3 weeks ago • 11 views • 1:00:10

From Youtube, "Well, looks like it's that time of year again. When Ben Shapiro (or anyone else) argues that rap and hip hop aren't technically considered music, they're flying in the face of basically... continue reading

posted by w1ndex 5 months 1 week ago • 16 views • 13:55

YouTube description: Hi :) I’m a student in Network & Systems Engineering (Robots, networks and programming and stuff) and I built a dinosaur in my spare time. I got the idea in my head, thought... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 6 months 1 week ago • 1,269 views • 2:37

YouTube description: We owe so much to diatoms! They help us make beer, paint, and kitty litter, and they're responsible for some of the air you're breathing right now!... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 7 months 3 weeks ago • 817 views • 7:44

YouTube description: A decade ago, engineers found the Humber Bridge had the same problem as many of the world's suspension bridges: unexpectedly fast corrosion. Here's how they fixed it, and how they're... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 8 months 1 week ago • 935 views • 5:05

After suggesting that American-born congresswomen should "go back" to where they're from, Donald Trump gets a geography lesson from Wakko of the Animaniacs

posted by newtboy 8 months 2 weeks ago • 835 views • 1:13

YouTube description: Something about the Apollo missions always confused me, sure, the step off of the lunar lander’s 91 cm footpad was a small step, but the step just before that was actually enormous! ... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 8 months 2 weeks ago • 471 views • 14:48

YouTube description: I got to see an Ocean Sunfish (Mola mola) up close and personal at the Monterey Bay Aquarium recently and I fell in love. These things are the superlative of superlatives. They... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 9 months ago • 1,832 views • 3:58

YouTube description: If you want to drink a cup of tea at the Huashan Teahouse on Mount Hua, you’re going to have to put in the effort to get there. The journey starts with a 20-minute cable car ride.... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 9 months ago • 461 views • 2:39

After more than four decades of forced silence, some of the last surviving atomic soldiers share their unfathomable experiences of the atomic bomb tests in the 1950s

posted by bobknight33 9 months 1 week ago • 116 views • 22:53

Onion Senior Political Reporter Eliza Hayes provides a definitive breakdown of why you're wrong.

posted by newtboy 11 months 1 week ago • 35 views • 51 secs

Is there a right way to ride an escalator? City escalator etiquette states that one side is for standers and the other for walkers. But is this the safest, most efficient way to ride an escalator?

posted by Mordhaus 1 year ago • 350 views • 6:26

YouTube description: You can make a movable hole in soap film with a loop of thread. It's surprising when you first see and it's fun to think about why it behaves the way it does. It's also a useful... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 1 year 2 weeks ago • 506 views • 6:03

YouTube description: The Colombian group Ghetto Kumbé puts on a show you’re unlikely to forget. It’s an experiment, a ritual and an ode to the band’s diverse Colombian roots. Combining traditional... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 1 year 1 month ago • 46 views • 2:37