In the debut episode of the Logistics of D-Day we explore the logic and planning that resulted in Normandy being chosen as the location for the largest amphibious invasion in the history of human kind. -yt

posted by eric3579 3 weeks 3 days ago • 758 views • 14:54

Writing in the Geophysical Research Letters, NASA says a review of Voyager 2’s old data from 1986 showed that Uranus vented a giant blob of gas into space. This pocket of ionized gas, a plasma structure... continue reading

posted by newtboy 4 weeks 1 day ago • 1,094 views • 6:40

YouTube description: The story of Apollo 13 goes beyond a tale of survival. The mission also successfully completed a science investigation that is still helping to inform our understanding of the Moon... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 1 month 3 weeks ago • 68 views • 2:46

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) 8 months 1 week ago • 1,272 views • 2:37

YouTube description: A short video of the result :) Thanks for watching! Like, comment, subscribe! Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kris.temmerman/ check out the previous video: https://youtu.be/E_6e71BJOzM... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 1 year 1 month 3 weeks ago • 335 views • 2:51

CBC Marketplace investigates the science and marketing behind popular DNA ancestry kits. Host Charlsie Agro and her identical twin sister Carly test five top brands. Find out why ancestry test kits are... continue reading

posted by eric3579 1 year 4 months 1 week ago • 1,642 views • 21:15

YouTube description: Follow along as Julian Baumgartner of Baumgartner Fine Art Restoration in Chicago works to conserve and restore this icon of Ave Maria. This piece was likely created in a workshop... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 1 year 4 months 3 weeks ago • 415 views • 11:31

Hi! I took my African Ancestry DNA Test hoping for certain results, but could have never guessed what the actual results turned out to be. Watch to see my live reaction!!

posted by bobknight33 1 year 5 months 1 week ago • 216 views • 12:25

YouTube description: On a small island, off the coast of Okinawa in Japan, the world’s most precious kimonos are crafted using a very unusual element: mud. The meticulous technique, which has been... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 1 year 6 months ago • 2,034 views • 2:50

"Brexit Britain is fed up with experts. These days we only listen to the bloke down the pub. So in this controlled experiment, we put three experts in a pub and recorded the results for your viewing pleasure. ... continue reading

posted by radx 1 year 9 months 3 weeks ago • 64 views • 58:34

YouTube description: The Galton Board is a 7.5” by 4.5” desktop probability machine. This device brings to life the statistical concept of normal distribution. As you rotate the Galton Board... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 2 years 2 weeks ago • 798 views • 3:23

YouTube description: Researchers from NVIDIA, led by Guilin Liu, introduced a state-of-the-art deep learning method that can edit images or reconstruct a corrupted image, one that has holes or is missing... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 2 years 1 month ago • 904 views • 2:15

The Captain attempts to rebrand himself... with mixed results. ----- Educational YouTube channels parodied in this video, which do things much better than me: http://www.youtube.com/periodicvideos ... continue reading

posted by eric3579 2 years 2 months 1 week ago • 2,499 views • 13:36

The landscape of Iceland has changed a lot in a thousand years. When the Vikings first arrived in the ninth century, the land was covered in 25 to 40 percent forest. Within a few centuries, almost all... continue reading

posted by newtboy 2 years 4 months 1 week ago • 798 views • 5:22

From Youtube: Moonshine = Homemade whiskey. It's unlawful to produce in the United States. Laws vary by country. This story explains why. Do not recreate what this person did. The purpose of this video... continue reading

posted by nanrod 2 years 4 months 2 weeks ago • 95 views • 14:24

YouTube description: This video is about Simpson's paradox, a statistical paradox and ecological fallacy where seemingly contradictory results are implied by a single set of data depending on how it's... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 2 years 6 months 3 weeks ago • 1,962 views • 4:40

Believe it or not, off-roading is actually illegal in Iceland - they'll lock you up. There is an exception, though, in the form of the outrageous Icelandic Formula Offroad Championship. Strapped into home-built... continue reading

posted by newtboy 2 years 8 months 2 weeks ago • 241 views • 7:24

"During a hurricane you usually hear meteorologists refer to its intensity by categories. If you don't know the difference between a category 1 and a category 5 hurricane, The Weather Channel meteorologist... continue reading

posted by ant 2 years 8 months 2 weeks ago • 68 views • 1:51

Google's artificial intelligence company, DeepMind, has developed an AI that has managed to learn how to walk, run, jump, and climb without any prior guidance. The result is as impressive as it is goofy.

posted by simonm 2 years 10 months 1 week ago • 36 views • 1:51

Gun Jeesus had an out-of-battery discharge resulting in a piercing chest injury.

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