Isaac. The Story of a Little Giant. Heroic and cute, the landmine-detecting super rats! "... These rats defy stereotypes: they’re friendly and cute, but most importantly they save human lives. Thanks... continue reading

posted by ant 2 years 3 months 3 weeks ago • 184 views

As you're thumbing through your seed catalogs for the upcoming season, you might be confused by common terms for seeds. Are GMO seeds bad? What even ARE heirloom seeds. And what about hybrids...they're... continue reading

posted by dedstick 2 years 4 months 3 weeks ago • 38 views • 10:32

Zefrank talks about felines senses. From Youtube, "CREDITS:Thank you to Dr. Alexis Noel at http://www.noel.gatech.edu for allowing me to show her work. Click on the link to see other remarkable work... continue reading

posted by w1ndex 3 years 10 months ago • 1,033 views • 12:50

YouTube description: It’s an 1980s pop music cliche that dates back to 1910. If you listen to the first few seconds of Bruno Mars’ “Finesse” (hint: listen to the Cardi B remix) you’ll hear... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 5 years 11 months ago • 594 views • 9:26

YouTube description: Let's find out how they put 3D images into glass objects. Known as a 'Bubblegram', vitrography or sub-surface laser engraving, this technology has been around for a very long time... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 5 years 12 months ago • 308 views • 6:28

YouTube description: Researchers out of the Camera Culture Group at the MIT Media Lab have developed a novel imaging system that can gauge the distance of objects shrouded by fog so thick that human... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 6 years 3 weeks ago • 1,189 views • 2:59

At this time of year we have to start being extra watchful – our lambs are vulnerable to attack from this silent killer.. Not everyone is going to agree with this thesis – but I’ve been rescuing... continue reading

posted by Mordhaus 6 years 3 months ago • 1,496 views • 3:32

YouTube: We have a garbage problem. Wouldn't it make sense to throw that trash into the nearest volcano?

posted by PlayhousePals 6 years 7 months 2 weeks ago • 25 views • 3:04

"Sometimes, it makes sense for critters across the animal kingdom to chow down on their own young..."

posted by ant 6 years 8 months 2 weeks ago • 35 views • 2:59

Only Uranus joins Venus in rotating clockwise. Why is a day on Venus longer than a year? Why does Venus rotate backward? In short... living on Venus would really mess with your sense of time...

posted by Mordhaus 6 years 10 months 3 weeks ago • 32 views • 1:52

Despite our best intentions, giving gifts leads to billions in lost value.

posted by Mordhaus 7 years 4 months ago • 72 views • 2:21

YouTube: At some point, you’ve probably learned about the five senses: sight, sound, smell, taste, and touch. However, the classic list doesn't account for all the sensations we experience and use to... continue reading

posted by PlayhousePals 7 years 6 months 3 weeks ago • 571 views • 4:34

From YT: Congrats to Bruce, our latest recruit to pass his Initiation Test into the Cave of Adullam Transformational Training Academy. We decided to share this part of his Initiation Test to encourage... continue reading

posted by iaui 7 years 8 months 2 weeks ago • 699 views • 5:26

YouTube description: Engineers that work with fluids need a solid understanding of how they behave, and there’s one branch of fluid mechanics that plays a role in areas all across our lives. Whether... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 7 years 10 months ago • 116 views • 10:07

Fascinating creatures to be sure.

posted by PlayhousePals 8 years 4 months 1 week ago • 996 views • 4:19

YouTube: It’s also worth remembering that education is kind of economically weird. It’s not just another thing you buy. Education isn’t only about individual gain. There’s a social aspect as well.... continue reading

posted by PlayhousePals 8 years 5 months 4 weeks ago • 82 views • 6:36

"You can't think and hit at the same time." Yogi Berra

posted by PlayhousePals 8 years 5 months 4 weeks ago • 762 views • 6:51

YouTube: Alzheimer’s isn’t contagious -- at least, in the sense that you can’t catch it from being around somebody who has it. But, it turns out, it is transmissible, just not directly.

posted by PlayhousePals 8 years 7 months 1 week ago • 55 views • 4:33

YouTube: Goal: A simple, elegant tour of the Space Station that makes sense to Earth Bound Humans.

posted by PlayhousePals 8 years 7 months 1 week ago • 122 views • 12:55