Cool video where you can watch species evolve over a half-billion year period in just a little over 5 minutes. Song: "Just As You Imagined" by Nine Inch Nails.

posted by kronosposeidon 1 decade 6 years 10 months 3 weeks ago • 4,102 views

Noam Chomsky on the topic of pornography . . .

posted by SpeveO 1 decade 6 years 3 months 3 weeks ago • 3,510 views • 3:35

Many of you probably know of Autotune, which corrects the pitch of a singer's vocals in real time. Melodyne has gone even further now. They found a way to separate the harmonics of each note in a chord,... continue reading

posted by fissionchips 1 decade 6 years 8 months 2 weeks ago • 27,028 views • 7:27

Museum fights law that says it should be classified as a sex shop.

posted by LadyDeath 1 decade 6 years 3 months 3 weeks ago • 7,570 views

A quick video showing the folding of Wall-E. From Brian: "If you watch closely you see that several origami versions are used in this video. The basic design is the same (see crease pattern)" Said crease... continue reading

posted by 10444 1 decade 6 years 3 months 3 weeks ago • 3,797 views

It's not one of those, done in 6 seconds, solutions but it is a rubik cube seemingly rotating on its own. Background music is 'Such Great Heights' by the Postal Service. I love the grungy look of the video. :)

posted by 10444 1 decade 6 years 3 months 3 weeks ago • 2,603 views

*Official* tutorial from the creators of Spore on how to create the characters, with narration. :) Makes you itch to use it! ( ETA: video changed to a combo of official tutorials - now explains painting... continue reading

posted by 10444 1 decade 6 years 5 months 1 week ago • 6,851 views

One of those horrifying rites of manhood, this one from a tribe in New Guinea. The ritual is known as the crocodile scars. Warning for a lot of blood and such gruesomeness. ( length 4:47 )

posted by 10444 1 decade 6 years 5 months 1 week ago • 1,740 views

from foratv.com description: Are Pesticides Poisoning Our Children's Future? There is mounting evidence that man-made chemicals, notably pesticides, are accumulating in our environment, and that... continue reading

posted by curiousity 1 decade 6 years 7 months 3 weeks ago • 1,536 views

I found this clip awe-inspiring, it's a real idea by Enviro-Mission in Australia. Too bad mankind is too consumed fighting wars, fear and terrorism to start acting on ways of making our planet better on... continue reading

posted by Fedquip 1 decade 7 years 7 months 2 weeks ago • 2,270 views

"Greensprings offers a sustainable and beautiful alternative to conventional cemeteries. It is a place of meadows and woodlands, where you may choose native trees and shrubs for planting on your gravesite,... continue reading

posted by lisacat 1 decade 7 years 6 months 1 week ago • 1,620 views

"The eye-popping spectacle bears more than a passing resemblance to Sauron ’s Mordor Lighthouse in Lord of the Rings - only shiny, happy and sunny, rather than dark and fiery. Dumb analogies aside, there’s... continue reading

posted by deputydog 1 decade 7 years 6 months ago • 1,798 views

Harvard professor Dan Gilbert discusses why we are especially unsuited to respond to global warming. Update: jwray points out that the frog thing is a myth. As a metaphor it may not be true - but it... continue reading

posted by winkler1 1 decade 6 years 10 months 2 weeks ago • 4,441 views

The Aquaduct is pedal powered vehicle that transports, filters, and stores water for the developing world. A peristaltic pump attached to the pedal crank draws water from a large tank, through a carbon... continue reading

posted by Issykitty 1 decade 6 years 10 months 1 week ago • 2,885 views