"... In 1971, three student teachers in Minneapolis, MN created a little computer game about westward expansion in the United States. Over 50 years later, The Oregon Trail series has sold more than 65... continue reading

posted by ant 1 week 4 days ago • 5 views • 1:26:56

Few of the monsters that evolution created have been so successful at hurting us as the variola virus, responsible for smallpox. The carnage it caused was so terrible and merciless that it compelled humankind,... continue reading

posted by eric3579 8 months 2 weeks ago • 143 views • 11:09

"Flashback to the holiday season of 2001. After years of filming, the first film in Peter Jackson’s The Lord of the Rings trilogy, The Fellowship of the Ring, is due to hit theaters, and expectations... continue reading

posted by ant 1 year 2 months 1 week ago • 4 views • 24:24

Marv Adams, deputy administrator for defense programs at the National Nuclear Security Administration explained what happened in the successful fusion experiment with a prop.

posted by newtboy 1 year 4 months 1 week ago • 299 views • 1:42

When a theory makes a prediction that disagrees with an experimental test, sometimes it means we should throw the theory away. But what if that theory has otherwise produced the most successful predictions... continue reading

posted by newtboy 2 years 6 months ago • 436 views • 12:36

Throughout the month of October, Saildrone performed a 30-day proof-of-concept demonstration for the United States Coast Guard to show how uncrewed surface vehicles (USVs) could be used to provide persistent... continue reading

posted by newtboy 2 years 6 months 2 weeks ago • 316 views • 3:07

How the Global Auto industry is changing to EV. The winner and the losers over the next decade. Cathie Wood of ARK Invest is well known for making bold calls on innovative companies such as Tesla.... continue reading

posted by bobknight33 2 years 7 months 1 week ago • 13 views • 14:54

creative persons who succeed in their life. Among the general population of the people there is only a tiny fraction of those who become famous and rich.

posted by bobknight33 2 years 7 months 3 weeks ago • 4 views • 8:06

"Olympic sports are contested in the Summer Olympic Games and Winter Olympic Games. They are Summer Olympics and Winter Olympics. Besides, there are two more Olympics. They are Special Olympics and Paralympics.... continue reading

posted by ant 2 years 8 months ago • 15 views • 2:40

After captaining the film industry for more than a century, LA has become a victim of its own success and allowed a new production hub to rise across the Atlantic. -yt

posted by eric3579 3 years 2 months ago • 64 views • 6:47

"Not every yellow bloom ― or fluffy white globe ― taking over your backyard is a dandelion. Some of them are close relatives called catsears. But both of them have a little secret. To tell them apart... continue reading

posted by ant 3 years 7 months 2 weeks ago • 82 views • 4:50

In this episode of Forgotten Failures, I take a look back at the long forgotten TV spinoff of "Blazing Saddles". This sitcom tried to capture the humor and success of the film that inspired it but would... continue reading

posted by newtboy 3 years 9 months 3 weeks ago • 941 views • 7:36

Createk third-arm : Supernumerary robotic arm powered by magnetorheological clutches and an hydrostatic transmission. Fast enough to compensate for human motions while being safe for physical human-robot interaction. ... continue reading

posted by newtboy 3 years 10 months 1 week ago • 123 views • 2:51

YouTube description: The story of Apollo 13 goes beyond a tale of survival. The mission also successfully completed a science investigation that is still helping to inform our understanding of the Moon... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 4 years 2 weeks ago • 69 views • 2:46

After fourteen years of pretty much uncontested domination, Goodyear saw their reign challenged by a small band of Indiana tire makers named Hoosier Racing Tires. What ensued was one of the bloodiest conflicts... continue reading

posted by bobknight33 4 years 11 months 2 weeks ago • 74 views • 18:28

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 2 weeks ago • 516 views • 4:57

YouTube description: What would it be like if our eyes could see more colors? We may never be able to answer that, but we can build devices that can do the work for us. Over the last three weeks we've... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 5 years 3 months 2 weeks ago • 449 views • 9:29

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) 5 years 4 months 1 week ago • 259 views • 3:18

YouTube description: Joe Barnard left his background in videography and music production to launch his life of amateur rocketry, and he shares his DIY adventures in building rockets on his YouTube channel... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 5 years 4 months 2 weeks ago • 915 views • 9:36