YouTube: In which John Green considers the historical distance between Rome's Pantheon, the cave paintings at Lascaux, a different community's cave paintings at Chauvet, and the current day. Too often,... continue reading
posted by PlayhousePals 7 years 4 months ago • 518 views • 3:42Videos (181) | Sift Talk (0) | Blogs (0) | Comments (1000) |
Via YouTube: This troop of Langur Monkeys show empathetic behavior as they mourn what they think is a dead baby Langur, which is actually a robotic spy monkey, designed to film the primates. This footage... continue reading
posted by Gratefulmom 7 years 4 months ago • 1,269 views • 1:27YouTube description: Thought autotune is the only thing used to fix singer's voices? Think again! Pop Theory is a series that explores the secrets and methods of modern pop music. Want to know more... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 7 years 4 months 1 week ago • 845 views • 5:43Electric cars are more efficient than gas cars, but where do you think that energy comes from?
posted by Mordhaus 7 years 4 months 2 weeks ago • 62 views • 5:06YouTube: Many people have to wait too long to see a doctor. And it could get worse. If, as many people believe, we have a shortage of doctors in the United States, then it follows that we can fix this... continue reading
posted by PlayhousePals 7 years 4 months 3 weeks ago • 460 views • 6:02"Think before you ink." YouTube: Why are tattoos permanent? How do you deliver the ink? And how do you remove a tattoo if you no longer want it?
posted by PlayhousePals 7 years 4 months 3 weeks ago • 86 views • 3:51It is time to reframe how we think about our past. We need a new year 0 for humanity. But which one should we choose and why? I want to live in the year 12016!
posted by ChaosEngine 7 years 5 months 1 week ago • 417 views • 7:53We’re used to thinking hugely well of democracy. But interestingly, one of the wisest people who ever lived, Socrates, had deep suspicions of it.
posted by Mordhaus 7 years 5 months 2 weeks ago • 28 views • 4:22True Story ... I knew Trump was going to win the presidency as soon as it became apparent he was to be the nominee. It was the same feeling, a dark foreboding, that I have about Facebook. YouTube: Can... continue reading
posted by PlayhousePals 7 years 6 months ago • 12 views • 4:26You might think you're really hot when you're not. So taking off clothing might seem like a great idea, even though it's not.
posted by Mordhaus 7 years 6 months ago • 314 views • 4:03"... You think you know Alfred Hitchcock’s most famous thriller? Test your knowledge with the latest episode of ‘You Think You Know Movies’! ..."
posted by ant 7 years 6 months 2 weeks ago • 10 views • 5:55Hank AND cats? Be still my heart! YouTube: Do you give ancient Egypt credit for the domestication of cats? That’s what many people think! But, with some new evidence, it seems that cats became our... continue reading
posted by PlayhousePals 7 years 7 months ago • 520 views • 4:51"I might casually say: 'you're crazy'." YouTube: Comedian Jim Gaffigan urges us not to be dismissive. Talk to people who are different from you. Widen your friendship circle, watch a wide range of news... continue reading
posted by PlayhousePals 7 years 7 months 1 week ago • 940 views • 5:41"... Think you know the star of ‘Training Day’ and ‘Malcolm X’? Test your Denzel knowledge with the latest episode of ‘You Think You Know Movies’! ..."
posted by ant 7 years 7 months 4 weeks ago • 16 views • 3:47Nooooooooooooooooooo! YouTube: If you watch Healthcare Triage, it won’t come as news fat and cholesterol aren’t likely as bad as everyone says. And sugar may be worse. What is news this week is... continue reading
posted by PlayhousePals 7 years 8 months ago • 721 views • 4:26YouTube: Virtual particles are a way of talking about fields and their interactions as though particles are doing all the work. This is why there is some controversy around using the term 'virtual particles'.... continue reading
posted by PlayhousePals 7 years 8 months 1 week ago • 26 views • 8:43Are you? From YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PqN_2jDVbOU "Geordie Rose, Founder of D-Wave (recent clients are Google and NASA) believes that the power of quantum computing is that we can... continue reading
posted by chicchorea 7 years 8 months 2 weeks ago • 850 views • 19:38"... You think you know the star of ‘Ghostbusters’ and ‘Caddyshack’? Test your Bill Murray knowledge with the latest episode of ‘You Think You Know Movies’! ..."
posted by ant 7 years 8 months 2 weeks ago • 22 views • 4:15All of us have seen a world map at some point in our lives before, but it is very difficult to imagine how certain countries and parts of the world compare to each other in size that are far apart. In... continue reading
posted by bobknight33 7 years 9 months ago • 1,620 views • 6:20