Hemp is a plant whose vegetable fibers have been used in the making of fabrics, the manufacture of espadrilles and in rope making. Manuel Abad was an expert ropemaker from Cornago (La Rioja) who showed... continue reading

posted by newtboy 6 months ago • 56 views • 8:44

Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), in his capacity as Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Federal Courts, Oversight, Agency Action, and Federal Rights, co-led a hearing of the full Judiciary... continue reading

posted by newtboy 11 months 4 weeks ago • 277 views • 5:49

Sam Harris speaks with Matt Ridley and Alina Chan about the origins of the COVID pandemic. They discuss the evidence of a lab leak from the Wuhan Institute of Virology, media and academic censorship of... continue reading

posted by eric3579 1 year 2 months ago • 273 views • 58:27

Enter the world of an undertaker whose family for three generations has cared for both the living and the dead in a small Michigan town, as families navigate loss, grief and mortality. (Aired 2007) ... continue reading

posted by BSR 1 year 6 months ago • 52 views • 53:38

Jul 12, 2022 Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wyo., gave a closing statement on July 12 as the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack presented its findings to the public. The focus of the hearing was on extremist... continue reading

posted by newtboy 1 year 9 months 2 weeks ago • 81 views • 4:25

"Olympic sports are contested in the Summer Olympic Games and Winter Olympic Games. They are Summer Olympics and Winter Olympics. Besides, there are two more Olympics. They are Special Olympics and Paralympics.... continue reading

posted by ant 2 years 8 months ago • 15 views • 2:40

Wave power hasn’t yet made a splash because it’s hard to use waves to spin turbines, and because the sea is a harsh place to build things. To learn more, start your googling with these keywords: ... continue reading

posted by newtboy 4 years 4 months 1 week ago • 877 views • 3:16

https://youtu.be/h9AiJWk5QdU Dorothea Lange captured this iconic photo known as Migrant Mother in 1936. But who was the woman pictured? And how did she and her family feel about its existence in the... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 4 years 8 months ago • 398 views • 11:19

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 5 years 7 months 3 weeks ago • 179 views • 3:53

Earth’s outer shell is made of two materials whose different densities and thicknesses give rise to two distinct “levels” on the planet’s surface.

posted by Mekanikal 5 years 9 months 2 weeks ago • 777 views • 3:10

YouTube description: Chi-Tien Lui is an electrical engineer and technician whose craft has evolved to the realm of high art. Born in China, he trained as a technician in Taiwan before moving to the... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 6 years ago • 1,047 views • 4:22

YouTube description: Meet Professor Jamie Seymour, he milks stuff. But nothing that moos, has hooves, wool or fur. He prefers to live life on the edge, milking the venom from the most venomous animals... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 7 years 1 month 2 weeks ago • 176 views • 4:26

YouTube description: It’s probably the most well known peacetime battle between the USA and the Soviet Union, in both technological and ideological terms of the 20th century. Although the USA won... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 7 years 8 months ago • 811 views • 14:23

YouTube description: Approaching the Unknown, Mark Elijah Rosenberg's film about an astronaut whose Mars journey does not go according to plan, combines old school non-CGI special effect techniques... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 7 years 10 months 3 weeks ago • 1,234 views • 5:40

YouTube description: Have ever wondered how digital illustrations are made? This video explains the basics. Help us keep making videos by supporting us in https://www.patreon.com/MinuteEarth We try... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 7 years 11 months ago • 483 views • 3:49

Kaitlyn Collins is a former Green Bay Packers cheerleader whose photo was placed on a Chicago Bears fan page with the caption 'Like if you agree the Packers have the worst cheerleaders in the NFL!' Kaitlyn... continue reading

posted by BobsBlitz 1 decade 1 year 2 months 2 weeks ago • 628 views • 4:21

YouTube Description: Anti-parabola propoganda, plus musing on math class, cardioids, connect the dots, envelopes of lines, even a bit of origami.Extra points to a certain Andrea whose line-enveloped... continue reading

posted by FlowersInHisHair 1 decade 1 year 8 months 1 week ago • 1,640 views • 7:47

Per yt : Even the greatest of scientists were once little boys and girls. Here we look at childhood creation of the mighty Ernest Rutherford - whose was interested in mashing potatoes long before he... continue reading

posted by BoneRemake 1 decade 2 years 5 months ago • 977 views • 2:43

From YT: We discuss the number 16 - a perfect square - and how sitting at table 16 led to something bigger for Matt Parker. In this video is Dr Ria Symonds from the University of Nottingham. And... continue reading

posted by Skeeve 1 decade 2 years 5 months ago • 1,059 views • 5:35