"Insight into how geckos can walk on vertical surfaces, awesome technology and all thanks to the evolution. This is excerpt from BBC Richard Hammond's Invisible Worlds episode 3 - 'Off the Scale'." ... continue reading

posted by ant 8 years 1 week ago • 25 views • 3:47

I made this bow and arrow using only primitive tools and materials.The bow is 1.25 m (55 inches) long and shoots 60 cm (2 feet) long arrows. I don't know the draw weight - safe to say greater than 15 kg... continue reading

posted by Mordhaus 8 years 1 month ago • 621 views • 5:54

Fusion's Kevin Roose asked some of the best hackers at DEF CON to do their worst to him. He didn't even know what he was in for.

posted by truth-is-the-nemesis 8 years 2 months 1 week ago • 2,154 views • 11:36

YouTube description: I made a batch of charcoal using the mound method then stored it in baskets for later use. Charcoal is a fuel that burns hotter than the wood it's made from. This is because the... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 8 years 2 months 2 weeks ago • 1,003 views • 5:31

A'yup YouTube: A new technology could make diseases like Zika a thing of the past. But should we use it? The CDC on Zika: http://www.cdc.gov/zika/ Vox explains Zika virus in 6 charts: http://bit.ly/1POrNjA... continue reading

posted by PlayhousePals 8 years 3 months ago • 123 views • 5:36

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 3 months 1 week ago • 1,844 views • 16:57

"Inventions help humans overcome our shortcomings."

posted by PlayhousePals 8 years 6 months 2 weeks ago • 63 views • 11:31

Some are having fun trying [or so it seems]. YouTube: There are a lot of nuclear weapons on Earth, so many that we often say it’s enough to “destroy the world several times over.” But could we?... continue reading

posted by PlayhousePals 8 years 7 months ago • 177 views • 2:43

YT-I built this tiled roof hut in the bush using only primitive tools and materials. The tools I used have been made in my previous videos. It should be pointed out that I do not live in the wild and that... continue reading

posted by newtboy 8 years 8 months ago • 1,709 views • 14:09

YouTube Description: In 1991, Cuba's economy began to implode. "The Special Period in the Time of Peace" was the government's euphemism for what was a culmination of 30 years worth of isolation. It... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 9 years 4 months 1 week ago • 1,569 views • 8:30

EconStories presents a special event on entrepreneurship and innovation. PayPal co-founder and technology entrepreneur Peter Thiel visits the UT Austin campus to talk about innovation, entrepreneurship... continue reading

posted by Trancecoach 9 years 5 months 1 week ago • 13 views • 51:15

"Mars is cold, red and dead."

posted by PlayhousePals 9 years 5 months 2 weeks ago • 210 views • 4:03

"As crazy as it seems, technology has begun to rewire our nervous system and our brains are being triggered in a way they never have before in history."

posted by PlayhousePals 9 years 8 months ago • 747 views • 3:16

Youtube description: Peter Lee, Microsoft Research corporate vice president, shares insights and a sneak peek into the Skype Translator, derived from decades of research in speech-recognition, automatic-translation,... continue reading

YouTube Description: A new clip from Red Bull sees Daniel Ricciardo and Sebastian Vettel explain the 2014 Formula One regulations -- which are arguably the most complex the sport has ever seen. At... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 1 decade 1 month 3 weeks ago • 905 views • 3:28

"Mr. Feenie talks about how people of today's generation values pop culture and technology more than a solid education." From http://www.reddit.com/r/videos/comments/1u8rku/boy_meets_world_being_real_as_fuck/... continue reading

posted by ant 1 decade 4 months ago • 375 views • 1:46

From YT: How does a transistor work? Our lives depend on this device. When I mentioned to people that I was doing a video on transistors, they would say "as in a transistor radio?" Yes! That's exactly... continue reading

posted by mxxcon 1 decade 9 months 2 weeks ago • 55 views • 6:00

What has happened to us? Despite the most advanced medical technology in the world, we are sicker than ever by nearly every measure. Two out of every three of us are overweight. Cases of diabetes are... continue reading

posted by eric3579 1 decade 11 months 1 week ago • 599 views • 2:12

YouTube Description: For foreigners, learning to speak Chinese is a hard task. But learning to read the beautiful, often complex characters of the Chinese written language may be less difficult. ShaoLan... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 1 decade 11 months 2 weeks ago • 664 views • 6:11