The original Star Wars trilogy was groundbreaking for its special effects, its world building, its action, and so, so much more. But if you ask George Lucas, it isn't the action, nor the performances,... continue reading

posted by newtboy 6 days 2 hours 49 minutes ago • 45 views • 10:59

Amazon has shared surveillance video recorded by its doorbell camera system without attempting to contact users for their prior consent and without police obtaining a warrant. The company has now admitted... continue reading

posted by newtboy 1 year 10 months 2 weeks ago • 66 views • 1:27

Scientists have long been marveled by the secrets of the Universe. However, the more they discover, the much more they realize they haven't even started scratching the surface! Much of the limitation... continue reading

posted by BSR 2 years 2 months ago • 48 views • 10:32

In this video we show you the new kind of artificial muscles that don't explode after puncture but just bleed without a visible decrease of performance. We also present our robotic arm. Since the last... continue reading

posted by newtboy 2 years 7 months 1 week ago • 155 views • 1:47

Marcin Wichary gives a really entertaining talk on looped videos, as a live looped video with no post production. Vimeo description: This is a remote Ignite talk I gave at Figma on May 27, 2021.... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 2 years 11 months 4 weeks ago • 139 views • 5:18

"Why some Americans’ votes count more than others. Watch more of our election coverage: http://vox.com/ElectionVideos In the 2000 US presidential election, the Democratic candidate got half a million... continue reading

posted by ant 3 years 6 months 4 weeks ago • 86 views • 8:09

"... It sounds like such an incredible fact. “Our own cells are outnumbered by our microbes 10 to 1!” I don’t remember where I first heard it. But I read it in science papers and articles by journalists,... continue reading

posted by ant 4 years 8 months 3 weeks ago • 1,355 views • 13:23

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) 5 years 7 months 2 weeks ago • 138 views • 2:56

Here's a fast method to find the center of boards and other objects without using a tape measure or figuring math! In 2 minutes you'll learn how to use a speed square or combination square (VERY common... continue reading

posted by BSR 5 years 9 months 2 weeks ago • 26 views • 2:27

YouTube description: How do you cool a building without air conditioning? Using an approach called biomimicry, see how architect Mick Pearce harnessed the ingenuity of termites to design a natural cooling... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 5 years 12 months ago • 583 views • 3:42

Let's say you're traveling at 17,500 miles per hour (28,000 km/h) in low earth orbit, your main engines are out of fuel, and it's your job to guide the spaceship through a fiery re-entry without burning... continue reading

posted by Ashenkase 6 years 10 months 2 weeks ago • 114 views • 17:49

YouTube: Some people can identify a pitch without even looking at sheet music. Is it something they're born with or can it be learned?

posted by PlayhousePals 6 years 11 months 4 weeks ago • 266 views • 2:56

I recently had the idea for this new vacuum cannon design that many of you might be interested in. Since it hasn't been very long since my last vacuum cannon video I thought I would make this a more casual... continue reading

posted by Mordhaus 6 years 12 months ago • 16 views • 10:29

I built this pottery kiln and some pottery from termite mound clay to test an alternative clay source to my usual one from the creek bank. I started by making a large grate from ordinary clay. It was just... continue reading

posted by Mordhaus 7 years 2 months ago • 419 views • 11:27

YouTube description: Osaka's Gate Tower Building is an amazing sight to see because ... well, how should I put this? A highway goes through the building. It literally does, and there is a story behind it. ... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 7 years 2 months 2 weeks ago • 1,610 views • 5:48

...if he can read, it's at least clear that he doesn't read what he signs. Here he admits signing hundreds, much more than that, legal contracts without ever reading one. That's not good for a businessman... continue reading

posted by newtboy 7 years 3 months 1 week ago • 550 views • 5:31

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 3 months 4 weeks ago • 320 views • 10:09

for Workers, Employers, and Pretty Much Everybody YouTube: Maybe the person working near you, the one who dragged himself to work and is now coughing and sneezing, couldn’t afford to stay home. Each... continue reading

posted by PlayhousePals 7 years 5 months 3 weeks ago • 521 views • 5:25

After installing the Windows Anniversary Update for Windows 10 it would seem we picked up a lot more than we bargained for. There is a feature now that allows Microsoft to quietly install popular games... continue reading

posted by Mordhaus 7 years 6 months 1 week ago • 81 views • 13:57

metro.se: This is what the world looks like – with and without fact checking Swedish fact checker Viralgranskaren and The Internet Foundation In Sweden have released a guide about fact checking online.... continue reading

posted by Zawash 7 years 6 months 1 week ago • 631 views • 1:34