This three-minute video explains how the Common Core State Standards will help students achieve at high levels and help them learn what they need to know to get to graduation and beyond.

posted by BSR 1 year 12 months ago • 89 views • 3:11

The multiverse hypothesis or theory holds that a group of multiple universes (possibly infinite universes) comprise everything that exists: The entirety of space, time, matter, energy, information, and... continue reading

posted by BSR 2 years 10 months 2 weeks ago • 143 views • 10:03

In 1834, Parliament burned down, and the Standards of Measurement were melted or destroyed.

posted by Mordhaus 3 years 8 months 3 weeks ago • 108 views • 5:05

"Ricky Gervais tests his knowledge of British slang. From 'dishy' to 'cheesed off,' the comedian takes you through some 'bog-standard' British words and phrases..." From http://www.cannotunsee.net/post/618953626171375... continue reading

posted by ant 3 years 10 months 3 weeks ago • 17 views • 6:59

YouTube description: Go to https://buyraycon.com/polyphonic for 15% off your order! Brought to you by Raycon. POLYPHONIC MERCHANDISE: https://standard.tv/collections/polyp... Music by Pracs:... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 4 years 6 months 4 weeks ago • 428 views • 8:12

YT: The Forbes Pigment Collection, at the Harvard Art Museums, is a collection of pigments, binders, and other art materials for researchers to use as standards: so they can tell originals from restorations... continue reading

posted by Fantomas 5 years 4 weeks ago • 446 views • 5:13

This successful test of the upgraded and now human rated Dragon capsule is the first step towards the USA being able to send astronauts to the ISS without hitching a lift on Russian Soyuz spacecraft. ... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 5 years 1 month 1 week ago • 516 views • 4:57

Measuring time is a complicated thing. Computers, banks, and stock markets in Denmark all use UTC, the international standard: but according to the law, they shouldn't.

posted by Mordhaus 5 years 1 month 3 weeks ago • 316 views • 6:30

https://youtu.be/cECsj2Bznig The Global Vehicle Target is the new standard for testing autonomous driving and crash test systems. To cameras and radar, it looks like a car: but if you hit it, it'll... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 5 years 7 months 1 week ago • 846 views • 4:33

YT: As far as I can find, no-one has actually made a International Standard Cup of Tea - ISO 3103 or BS 6008 - for the internet before. Lots of people have talked about it, but that's easy. Making one?... continue reading

posted by Fantomas 6 years 1 week ago • 429 views • 3:34

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) 6 years 5 months 2 weeks ago • 1,980 views • 4:40

YT: The National Institute of Standards and Technology, NIST, sells Standard Reference Materials, or SRMs for short. They're analysed, quantified, and certified substances: everything from metals, to elements,... continue reading

posted by Fantomas 6 years 7 months 3 weeks ago • 474 views • 4:13

The US signed the metre convention and bases all customary units on SI standards. As an aside, the Utah constitution from 1895 required the metric system to be taught in schools. This requirement was repealed... continue reading

posted by eric3579 6 years 11 months 1 week ago • 1,012 views • 8:52

Yes, it's only micrograms of difference, but it's still really weird: until 2018, the kilogram is defined as "the weight of this physical object". So what happens when that object changes?

posted by Mordhaus 7 years 9 months 3 weeks ago • 1,538 views • 3:45

To quote her own presentation: - Our fears about debt and deficits are driven by an outdated gold standard ideology - Money is not a finite "thing" - Deficits can be too big or too small - The goal... continue reading

posted by radx 8 years 1 month 4 weeks ago • 278 views • 1:18:38

The fascinating video above tells the story of MIT Professor Ioannis Yannas, who was recently inducted into the National Inventor’s Hall of Fame alongside such luminaries as the Wright brothers and Steve... continue reading

posted by enoch 8 years 2 months 3 weeks ago • 1,844 views • 16:57

UAlberta: UAlberta research team uses MRI video to observe for the first time what happens inside joints when they crack. (Edmonton) “Pull my finger,” a phrase embraced by school-aged kids and embarrassing... continue reading

posted by Zawash 8 years 12 months ago • 408 views • 7 secs

More evidence that those in the inner circle "elite" know what's up, but preach something else (often for their own gain). Here, Alan Greenspan (finally) comes clean, albeit "too late." Via Voices... continue reading

posted by Trancecoach 9 years 5 months ago • 104 views • 4:52

"Strategically deployed at stations throughout the system and involved in up to 1,000 train trips a month, the Amtrak Police Department K-9 teams provide a psychological and physical deterrent to potential... continue reading

posted by Warren E. Hale (MrFisk) 9 years 9 months 3 weeks ago • 31 views • 6:08

"View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/how-many-ways-can-you-arrange-a-deck-of-cards-yannay-khaikin . One deck. Fifty-two cards. How many arrangements? Let's put it this way: Any time you pick... continue reading

posted by ant 1 decade 1 week ago • 25 views • 3:42