"Justin Schmidt is an entomologist who studies stinging insects. Through the course of his work, he estimates that he has been stung more than 1,000 times, all in the name of science. In fact, Schmidt... continue reading
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YouTube: What do nanobots, better water filtration, and space colonization have in common? They're all being made possible by advances in 3D Printing!
posted by PlayhousePals 7 years 8 months 3 weeks ago • 471 views • 4:06YouTube: Celsius never devised nor used the scale that now bears his name.
posted by PlayhousePals 7 years 10 months 2 weeks ago • 210 views • 8:12YouTube description: Have ever wondered how digital illustrations are made? This video explains the basics. Help us keep making videos by supporting us in https://www.patreon.com/MinuteEarth We try... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 7 years 11 months ago • 483 views • 3:49"Insight into how geckos can walk on vertical surfaces, awesome technology and all thanks to the evolution. This is excerpt from BBC Richard Hammond's Invisible Worlds episode 3 - 'Off the Scale'." ... continue reading
posted by ant 7 years 12 months ago • 25 views • 3:47Some are having fun trying [or so it seems]. YouTube: There are a lot of nuclear weapons on Earth, so many that we often say it’s enough to “destroy the world several times over.” But could we?... continue reading
posted by PlayhousePals 8 years 6 months 3 weeks ago • 177 views • 2:43From YT: On a dry lakebed in Nevada, a group of friends build the first scale model of the solar system with complete planetary orbits: a true illustration of our place in the universe.
posted by RFlagg 8 years 7 months 1 week ago • 2,598 views • 7:07While they don't quite cause a Y2K-scale of disaster, leap seconds can cause some serious glitches. Here's why computers have trouble with something that should, in theory, be pretty simple.
posted by blacklotus90 8 years 9 months 4 weeks ago • 18 views • 3:09I knew that butterflies had scaled wings, but I didn't know how they get their colors.
posted by nock 1 decade 4 months 3 weeks ago • 255 views • 9:18This segment depressed me -- our innate tribalism seems to be hardcoded.
posted by Gale Wallis (bareboards2) 1 decade 1 year 4 months 3 weeks ago • 1,379 views • 13:33