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) 7 years 1 month ago • 1,336 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) 7 years 1 month 3 weeks ago • 923 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 7 years 4 months ago • 411 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 7 years 4 months 3 weeks ago • 285 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 7 years 6 months ago • 15 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) 7 years 6 months 1 week ago • 634 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 7 years 6 months 2 weeks ago • 190 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) 7 years 7 months 2 weeks ago • 170 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

posted by newtboy 7 years 7 months 2 weeks ago • 601 views • 1:37

This video, courtesy the Illinois Geological Survey, shows how earthquake liquefaction can affect buildings and buried structures. The concept presented is elementary but will provide you a basic understanding... continue reading

posted by Mordhaus 7 years 9 months 2 weeks ago • 817 views • 1:14

YouTube: There's a lot about sleep that we don't understand, like why we even sleep in the first place, for example. Here are some amazing discoveries biologists have made while trying to solve the mystery... continue reading

posted by PlayhousePals 7 years 9 months 2 weeks ago • 151 views • 10:35

YouTube description: In the high-speed world of rally car racing, you’re only as good as your co-driver. As these racers speed around hairpin turns on unpaved, narrow roads, drivers must rely on the... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 7 years 9 months 3 weeks ago • 540 views • 4:06

We are going to be explaining 12 cognitive biases in this video and presenting them in a format that you can easily understand to help you make better decision in your life. Cognitive biases are flaws... continue reading

posted by enoch 7 years 9 months 4 weeks ago • 320 views • 10:09

This reputed business genius appears to know nothing about business This anti tax, anti government genius just gave away $7 million of tax dollars (per year?) to Carrier with no guarantee of anything... continue reading

posted by newtboy 7 years 11 months 2 weeks ago • 902 views • 5:12

I'd like to cut *the donald* big league! YouTube: In which John Green compares the tax proposals of Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump, and looks at what the tax system and budget would look like for... continue reading

posted by PlayhousePals 8 years 1 month 1 week ago • 670 views • 10:34

Upon realizing the horrors of the (industrial) meat industry, Ben Runkle went vegan. However, as his understanding of farming deepened, he decided that he instead of giving up meat completely, he would... continue reading

posted by newtboy 8 years 2 months 1 week ago • 351 views • 15:19

Is what is said ... what is implied? YouTube: Last week we talked about language and meaning. Today, Hank explores some of the things that complicate meaning and how we get around that. We’ll explain... continue reading

posted by PlayhousePals 8 years 2 months 1 week ago • 596 views • 9:11

"Urushiol oil in poison sumac, poison oak, and poison ivy may produce a severe skin rash. Timely urushiol removal can prevent poison ivy skin reaction. The key is to understand how poison ivy works... ... continue reading

posted by ant 8 years 4 months ago • 1,239 views • 5:14

NASA's Juno spacecraft captured a unique time-lapse movie of the Galilean satellites in motion about Jupiter. The movie begins on June 12th with Juno 10 million miles from Jupiter, and ends on June 29th,... continue reading

posted by newtboy 8 years 4 months 3 weeks ago • 515 views • 2:59

YouTube description: Engineers that work with fluids need a solid understanding of how they behave, and there’s one branch of fluid mechanics that plays a role in areas all across our lives. Whether... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 8 years 5 months 1 week ago • 116 views • 10:07