An examinination of miracles/magic/science and what it takes for sainthood in a modern world.
posted by nanrod 5 years 8 months 1 week ago • 30 views • 9:56Videos (375) | Sift Talk (4) | Blogs (0) | Comments (1000) |
We talked to the co-founder of Tesla, JB Straubel, about why giant batteries are crucial to the future of power grids everywhere. Batteries are becoming more useful at powering bigger things like bikes,... continue reading
posted by b4rringt0n 5 years 8 months 3 weeks ago • 498 views • 6:15Kurzgesagt on detonating a nuclear bomb in the Marianas Trench.
posted by w1ndex 5 years 9 months 2 weeks ago • 698 views • 6:03YouTube description: Ferrofluid is a bizarre, NASA-engineered material that was created for spaceships but never used. In this “lab practical” video, we’ll put ferrofluid through its paces, and... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 5 years 10 months 3 weeks ago • 674 views • 4:26If you're in Canada, you need good winter boots. But how do you know whether they're actually safe, or whether you'll fall over the first time you step on ice? This is WinterLab, part of the Challenging... continue reading
posted by Mordhaus 5 years 10 months 4 weeks ago • 36 viewsYouTube description: They may be dressed in black, but crow funerals aren't the solemn events that we hold for our dead. These birds cause a ruckus around their fallen friend. Are they just scared,... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 5 years 11 months 3 weeks ago • 858 views • 4:35Without neutrons, harnessing nuclear energy would be impossible. Try Audible free for 30 days: http://audible.com/veritasium I have a new documentary coming out in a few months - sign up here to be... continue reading
posted by b4rringt0n 6 years ago • 666 views • 7:38Powerhouse Museum – Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences in Australia has created an incredible interactive area for kids, including giant wall screens that display scanned drawings made by the children... continue reading
posted by b4rringt0n 6 years 3 weeks ago • 346 views • 1:36YouTube description: In Göttingen, Germany, there's a four-tonne steel ball that can be raised up a 14-metre tower -- and then dropped in less than two seconds, crashing back to earth. It makes tiny,... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 6 years 2 months 3 weeks ago • 724 views • 3:34I was going to tell a science fiction story about faceswapping, and mass blackmail. Then the news broke about unethical faceswapping videos, and software designed and marketed for creating them: and I... continue reading
posted by Mordhaus 6 years 2 months 3 weeks ago • 1,251 views • 6:41YT - ThePanthNetwork Published on Feb 20, 2012 This video answers the questions "What is Pantheism?" and "What do Pantheists believe?" Please watch this video with your volume up, as it does not... continue reading
posted by Buck 6 years 3 months 1 week ago • 66 views • 3:26YouTube description: Duh, except for the sky… and the ocean… Among living things, the color blue is oddly rare. Blue rocks, blue sky, blue water, sure. But blue animals? They are few and far... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 6 years 3 months 3 weeks ago • 606 views • 8:27