YouTube description: Scientists have combined ultrasound, viruses and synthetic drugs to control regions of the brain. Check out Skillshare: https://skl.sh/veritasium (first 500 get 2 months free) ... continue reading

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YouTube description: Hi there! I'm (finally!) back with a new video explaining what is swing, a form of popular music developed in the United States that dominated in the 1930s and 1940s. The amazing... continue reading

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YouTube description: Inventor Manu Prakash thinks you can’t understand Earth’s big problems without looking at the (really) tiny things. So he created Foldscope: an origami microscope that brings... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 1 month 3 weeks ago • 127 views • 2:56

Understanding NXIVM, the alleged sex cult led by Keith Raniere and whose members included Smallville actress Allison Mack. Josh Bloch discusses the group's rise and fall.

posted by Mordhaus 3 months 1 week ago • 164 views • 3:53

Have you ever tried to figure out how to use a ratchet strap? Which way do you feed the other strap into it? How the heck to you get it to tighten? Well, don't worry. Dirt Farmer Jay can help you by explaining... continue reading

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YouTube description: The type of sushi you’re probably most familiar with is haya-nare, a quick form of sushi made and consumed within a day using vinegared rice and raw fish. But there’s a second... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 5 months 3 weeks ago • 553 views • 2:55

"Nearly half of Americans don’t know that Puerto Ricans are US citizens. But they are, and have been since 1917. Watch why Puerto Rico won't have power for months: http://bit.ly/2DBCPVp Read about... continue reading

posted by ant 10 months 2 weeks ago • 473 views • 3:56

The repeal of Net Neutrality is a hot topic in America, but it can be very difficult to understand. That’s why the BURGER KING® brand created WHOPPER® Neutrality, a social experiment that explains... continue reading

posted by Mordhaus 10 months 3 weeks ago • 947 views • 2:51

YouTube description: IMPORTANT NOTE I'm not saying that this is the best or only way. I have lots of friends who go to 100% every time and they are extremely prolific and effective creators. And they... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 1 year 1 month 2 weeks ago • 1,326 views • 3:57

There’s a saying in the sea, 'If it’s a cone, leave it alone'. Although they look pretty harmless cone nails are pretty deadly. They're a chemical making factory that travels around an a giant sticky... continue reading

posted by Mordhaus 1 year 1 month 2 weeks ago • 776 views • 3:48

"... Let's face it! The world hates fire ants. It is not hard to understand why seeing as they are a major domestic pest in many countries, as well as a very dangerous agricultural pest, like in the Unites... continue reading

posted by ant 1 year 1 month 2 weeks ago • 287 views • 15:53

YouTube description: What do all those bodies of water really mean? In this episode of Vox Almanac, Phil Edwards travels through the map to define bodies of water. Find Phil Edwards on Facebook... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 1 year 1 month 2 weeks ago • 1,329 views • 5:15

YouTube description: This is how we go from single cells to people. EVO-DEVO Huxley B. Mac. Oh Carroll, Carroll Gould, Stephen Jay yeah D-D-D-D-Davidson and Peter See One cell divide and... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 1 year 2 months 1 week ago • 901 views • 4:46

YouTube: I have always thought that sex ed and statistics should be the same course. There's no better way to show how vital stats is to your every day life than to look at statistics. Probabilities... continue reading

posted by PlayhousePals 1 year 4 months 3 weeks ago • 407 views • 3:56

In the vast pantheon of American hamburgers, the smashed burger holds a special, cult-like status among patty purists. It's the Fourth of July, and to help Sean Evans understand this all-American classic,... continue reading

posted by Mordhaus 1 year 5 months 1 week ago • 278 views • 6:11

"It’s all about active listening. This means to listen with your full attention by being in the moment, to listen with your eyes by reading the person’s body language, and most importantly, to listen... continue reading

posted by ant 1 year 6 months 2 weeks ago • 10 views • 12:31

YouTube description: Why so many languages invented words for colors in the same order. Subscribe to our channel! http://goo.gl/0bsAjO In 1969, two Berkeley researchers, Paul Kay and Brent Berlin,... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 1 year 6 months 4 weeks ago • 608 views • 6:45

Sushi isn't part of the regular Sean Evans diet, but he's ready to broaden his horizons. To understand the art of omakase—a meal in which diners allow a sushi chef to determine what they eat—Sean visits... continue reading

posted by Mordhaus 1 year 7 months ago • 182 views • 8:32

YouTube description: More than five million people die every year from pollution-related illnesses, and nearly 10,000 of those deaths occur in London. But Romain LaCombe has made it his mission to change... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 1 year 8 months ago • 165 views • 3:27

John Oliver is not afraid to put his money where his mouth is. Back in February, realizing that President Trump gets most of his ideas from cable news, the Emmy-winning Last Week Tonight host purchased... continue reading

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