YouTube description: In an effort to retain heritage, reduce waste and overcome the challenge of finding sites in urban areas, architects, engineers and developers are breathing new life into existing... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 5 years 9 months 3 weeks ago • 628 views • 7:15

YouTube description: Scientific language can be difficult to parse through for anyone not well-versed in the field. That’s where acclaimed actor Alan Alda comes in. Through the Alda Center for Communicating... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 5 years 10 months ago • 498 views • 3:16

YouTube description: Sabra Kauka finds great joy in making the past present. A cultural practitioner on Kauai, she teaches Hawaiian children the arts of their ancestors, including kapa. In this physically... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 5 years 10 months ago • 347 views • 4:13

YouTube description: Skiing and sledding down a mountain? Amateur hour. Try rolling through on a wooden bike. Say hello to the Velogemel, a snow bike local to the Swiss town of Grindelwald. Named for... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 5 years 10 months ago • 376 views • 3:08

This is a Muonionalusta meteorite. The unique Widmanstätten pattern makes this one of the most beautiful meteorites. Showing this ring to new people really is amazing. Some people freak out completely... continue reading

posted by newtboy 5 years 10 months ago • 798 views • 11:12

YouTube description: After being diagnosed with a rare, potentially fatal brain condition known as Moyamoya, Jennifer Lee was forced to face her own mortality and consider the things in life she held... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 5 years 10 months 2 weeks ago • 590 views • 10:01

YouTube description: At 15 years old, Tan Wei Tian already has a prolific 12 year opera career behind her. By day, she’s your average high school student, balancing schoolwork and friends; by night,... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 5 years 10 months 3 weeks ago • 296 views • 2:41

Pinkman Goo is one of the most unique strains on earth!

posted by newtboy 5 years 10 months 3 weeks ago • 682 views • 1:47

YouTube description: As a little girl, Basma Hameed suffered a painful accident that left half of her face obscured by third-degree burns. She endured hundreds of surgeries and laser treatments to repair... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 5 years 10 months 3 weeks ago • 477 views • 3:32

YouTube description: What do Skrillex, David Bowie, Salt-N-Pepa and basically every drum and bass track have in common? They've all used the Amen break, a four-bar drum solo that has become the most... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 5 years 11 months ago • 427 views • 4:05

Eric Bazilian was explaining 4 track recording to a friend, and in the process wrote this song. YouTube description: The story behind the song One Of Us by Joan Osborne, written by Eric Bazilian.... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 5 years 11 months 1 week ago • 216 views • 6:37

YouTube description: It takes blood, sweat, tears and a whole lot of long hours to be one of the best marching bands in the country. Just ask Abraham Duffie, Jr., head drum major for the Sonic Boom... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 5 years 11 months 2 weeks ago • 809 views • 2:55

YouTube description: Until the mid 1950’s, small short-range airliners like the twin engined IL-14 were really the only type the Soviet Union produced. And that meant flying across the country’s... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 5 years 11 months 3 weeks ago • 428 views • 10:05

In the animated short “Drawn & Recorded: Teen Spirit” by Drew Christie of Kalakala Animation, narrator T-Bone Burnett tells the story behind the famous 1991 Nirvana song “Smells Like Teen Spirit”... continue reading

posted by eric3579 5 years 11 months 4 weeks ago • 691 views • 2:55

YouTube description: This is the story of one of the best, and also one of the worst, text messages I've ever received. It's about harm, about consequences, and about the responsibilities that designers,... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 6 years ago • 610 views • 6:16

YouTube description: From the dynamic Choy Li Fut martial art—made world famous by Jackie Chan and Bruce Lee—to the stunning dragon dance, Pun Keng Man takes great pride in building community through... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 6 years 1 week ago • 260 views • 3:18

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) 6 years 3 weeks ago • 2,040 views • 2:50

This is the story of America's massive forging presses built during the cold war used to build America's most advanced machinery - the Heavy Press Program. Modern airplanes, missiles, helicopters, turbines... continue reading

posted by nanrod 6 years 4 weeks ago • 528 views • 12:48

YouTube description: Kittie Weston-Knauer loves a challenge, so best not get in her way. She started BMX racing at 40 years old, initially competing against men and later working with the sport’s... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 6 years 1 month ago • 150 views • 3:20

This video is equally a promo for Google Cloud, and a really interesting story about the digitizing the photo library of the New York Times. YouTube description: Google Cloud is helping the New York... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 6 years 1 month 1 week ago • 475 views • 3:56