From Youtube, "As the spread of coronavirus worsens in the US, John Oliver discusses how the government is handling the outbreak, how they’re not, and what we can do to help."
posted by w1ndex 4 years 2 months ago • 459 views • 22:11Videos (106) | Sift Talk (1) | Blogs (0) | Comments (1000) |
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 2 weeks ago • 41 views • 17:11YouTube description: We know these cute little water bears can survive the vacuum of space but are they actually immortal? We'll explore that and other misconceptions about tardigrades in this week's... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 4 years 9 months 3 weeks ago • 356 views • 12:50YouTube description: 1.8 billion years ago, a cell ate another cell, but it didn't digest it, and without that happening, we would not exist. This week we explore the origins of eukaryotic cells and... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 4 years 9 months 3 weeks ago • 335 views • 10:00This 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 2 weeks ago • 1,088 views • 21:18After fourteen years of pretty much uncontested domination, Goodyear saw their reign challenged by a small band of Indiana tire makers named Hoosier Racing Tires. What ensued was one of the bloodiest conflicts... continue reading
posted by bobknight33 5 years 1 week ago • 74 views • 18:28President Donald Trump is spreading another grotesque abortion claim —no surprise it’s 100% false. Trump said the following at the same Trump rally that saw a BBC cameraman attacked by a Trump supporter: ... continue reading
posted by newtboy 5 years 2 weeks ago • 36 views • 1:48This successful test of the upgraded and now human rated Dragon capsule is the first step towards the USA being able to send astronauts to the ISS without hitching a lift on Russian Soyuz spacecraft. ... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 5 years 2 months 1 week ago • 516 views • 4:57Filmmaker Jan van IJken's Becoming reveals the fascinating genesis of animal life. A single cell is transformed into a complete, complex living organism with a beating heart and running bloodstream. Observe... continue reading
posted by newtboy 5 years 2 months 2 weeks ago • 495 views • 6:43YouTube description: What would it be like if our eyes could see more colors? We may never be able to answer that, but we can build devices that can do the work for us. Over the last three weeks we've... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 5 years 4 months 1 week ago • 449 views • 9:29YouTube description: It's an all-out brawl for prime beach real estate! These Caribbean crabs will tear each other limb from limb to get the best burrow. Luckily, they molt and regrow lost legs in a... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 5 years 6 months 1 week ago • 1,053 views • 4:59YouTube 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
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 5 years 6 months 2 weeks ago • 464 views • 2:01YouTube: You may have read headlines suggesting that if you have allergies, you might be at greater risk of developing mental illness. But don't panic just yet. Hank unpacks these findings on this week's... continue reading
posted by PlayhousePals 6 years 2 weeks ago • 45 views • 5:48How to DAD creator Jordan Watson takes a break from explaining how to Dad to explain the difference between Australia and New Zealand. This is part 2, but he should have called it version 2 because it's... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 6 years 1 month 3 weeks ago • 420 views • 4:26At the old hut site (the new one being temporarily cut off by flooding) I made lime mortar from the shells of rainforest snails by firing them in a kiln, slaking them in water, mixing them into lime putty.... continue reading
posted by Mordhaus 6 years 2 months 1 week ago • 406 views • 7:08YouTube description: Recording music on 100-year-old wax cylinder recording equipment. Next week we put a metal band in front of it! Here are the full takes of Short Song: https://youtu.be/_sn7KyLHfr0 ... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 6 years 4 months ago • 304 views • 10:043 weeks later, it's a stunning masterpiece. London-based stonecarver Anna Rubincam creates a portrait from start to finish -- all shot within a span of three weeks.
posted by BSR 6 years 4 months 3 weeks ago • 87 views • 8:36