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 3 weeks ago • 459 views • 22:11

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 5 months 1 week ago • 41 views • 17:11

YouTube 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 10 months 1 week ago • 356 views • 12:50

YouTube 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 10 months 2 weeks ago • 335 views • 10:00

This 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 11 months 1 week ago • 1,088 views • 21:18

After 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 4 weeks ago • 74 views • 18:28

President 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 1 month 1 week ago • 36 views • 1:48

This 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 3 months ago • 516 views • 4:57

Filmmaker 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 3 months ago • 495 views • 6:43

YouTube 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 5 months ago • 449 views • 9:29

YouTube 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 7 months ago • 1,053 views • 4:59

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

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 5 years 7 months 1 week ago • 464 views • 2:01

YouTube: 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 1 month 1 week ago • 45 views • 5:48

How 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 2 months 2 weeks ago • 420 views • 4:26

At 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 3 months ago • 407 views • 7:08

YouTube 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 3 weeks ago • 304 views • 10:04

3 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 5 months 2 weeks ago • 87 views • 8:36