"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 11 months 2 weeks ago • 17 views • 6:59

Global Warming is taking a rare back seat in the news right now, as we deal with the more immediate existential crisis afflicting our civilisation and way of life. But as entire countries are getting shut... continue reading

posted by newtboy 4 years 1 month 1 week ago • 347 views • 13:56

After being exposed to the virus that causes COVID-19, it can take as few as two and as many as 14 days for symptoms to develop. Cases range from mild to critical. The average timeline from the first symptom... continue reading

posted by eric3579 4 years 1 month 2 weeks ago • 529 views • 5:19

YouTube description: Ahmed Darwish el Fakhouri spends his days surrounded by olive oil soap stacked up high—each precious bar waiting to be wrapped and sold after a drying out period of two to three... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 4 years 2 months ago • 351 views • 2:24

A recent study had a lot of negative things to say about diet sodas, but how seriously should we take that study? Observational research can be powerful and useful, but it can also lead to shaky outcomes.... continue reading

posted by eric3579 4 years 4 months ago • 512 views • 6:17

The Ondophone - the dream of a sound that never was... At least for now, there might be a future where the Ondophone will come to real life. In this weeks episode we are taking a closer look at the first... continue reading

posted by newtboy 4 years 4 months 1 week ago • 41 views • 17:11

Why do all the pictures you take underwater look blandly blue-green? The answer has to do with how light travels through water. Derya Akkaynak, an oceangoing engineer, has figured out a way to recover... continue reading

posted by newtboy 4 years 5 months 3 weeks ago • 1,586 views • 3:56

YouTube description: There’s no telling what you can do when you put your mind to it. Take Richard Hull, he built a small-scale fusion reactor—in a shed, in his backyard. A retired electronics engineer,... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 4 years 6 months ago • 1,462 views • 3:32

From Youtube, "Who FILES A LAWSUIT UNDER THE SEA? A depressed Plankton wakes up and goes to the Krusty Krab one morning without a plan to steal the Krabby Patty secret formula, telling Karen that... continue reading

posted by w1ndex 4 years 6 months 3 weeks ago • 48 views • 23:21

From Youtube, "In nearly every corner of the Earth, ants wage war against each other. Their weapons are what nature gave them. Some have strong armour, deadly stingers or sharp mandibles. And then there... continue reading

posted by w1ndex 4 years 7 months 1 week ago • 521 views • 9:23

YouTube description: This translucent Deepstaria jelly unfurled as it whorled and shapeshifted in currents created by ROV Hercules' thrusters. Its bright red resident isopod, a relative of the pillbug,... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 4 years 7 months 1 week ago • 793 views • 5:43

YouTube description: The hydra of mythology may not be as far off from reality as you think! Let's take a journey to the mall to meet our tentacled, regenerating friends!... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 4 years 7 months 3 weeks ago • 296 views • 8:25

From Youtube, "Dialect coach Erik Singer once again takes a look at idiolects, better known as the specific way one individual speaks. Did Rami Malek do a good job speaking through prosthetics to become... continue reading

posted by w1ndex 4 years 7 months 3 weeks ago • 19 views • 25:20

YouTube description: Let's journey deep into the cells themselves to take a look at some of the structures that keep cells alive and others that do... something... that we'll figure out someday... probably.... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 4 years 8 months 2 weeks ago • 166 views • 11:31

YouTube description: Making a faster plane takes more than building better engines and structures. To go supersonic, engineers had to solve hundreds of problems -- including ditching one of the biggest... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 4 years 10 months ago • 537 views • 4:36

YouTube description: I got to see an Ocean Sunfish (Mola mola) up close and personal at the Monterey Bay Aquarium recently and I fell in love. These things are the superlative of superlatives. They... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 4 years 10 months ago • 1,838 views • 3:58

This week John takes a look at how companies such as Amazon get your orders to you as quickly as possible.

posted by w1ndex 4 years 10 months 1 week ago • 1,088 views • 21:18

From Youtube, "Jonna Mendez, former CIA Chief of Disguise, takes a look at spy scenes from a variety of television shows and movies and breaks down how accurate they really are..."

posted by w1ndex 4 years 12 months ago • 64 views • 27:54

According to a new report from the United Nations, our planet is in worse shape than at any other time in human history. The Trump Administration has done everything they can to do nothing about climate... continue reading

posted by newtboy 4 years 12 months ago • 1,059 views • 3:01