"Our planet is a lonely speck in the great enveloping cosmic dark."

posted by PlayhousePals 9 years 11 months ago • 342 views • 3:46

Ezra Klein explains how drugs are bad, of course, but the drug war is even worse. It's possible, however, that legal pot could be a huge public-health win. Alcohol is a far, far more dangerous drug than... continue reading

posted by Kulpims T'dna (kulpims) 1 decade 4 months 1 week ago • 1,157 views • 3:43

"Why do we explore? Simply put, it is part of who we are, and it is something we have done throughout our history. In NASA's new video, 'We Are the Explorers,' we take a look at that tradition of reaching... continue reading

posted by ant 1 decade 1 year 7 months 4 weeks ago • 142 views • 2:36

Another excellent video from the Carl Sagan Tribute Series by Callum Sutherland.

posted by Fletch 1 decade 1 year 8 months 2 weeks ago • 906 views • 10:55

"Production studio PostPanic and director Mischa Rozema crafted this gorgeous bit of artificial space porn, Stardust, in memory of graphic designer Arjan Groot, who passed away in 2011. It envisions the... continue reading

posted by vaporlock 1 decade 1 year 9 months 3 weeks ago • 371 views • 4:00

If you thought the physics of the universe were weird before, modern theory takes it several steps further. Can you imagine the universe as a 3D projection of a 2D reality somewhere else, like a hologram?

posted by messenger 1 decade 1 year 10 months 1 week ago • 641 views • 52:56

Alternative title: Trailer for "Planet Earth". It's humbling to know that humankind are but a speck on the edge of billions of years of earth's existence. Pity we're such a destructive speck.

posted by hpqp 1 decade 2 years 3 weeks ago • 612 views • 1:37

From world politics and politicians to the weird world of celebrity, this takes a fun and interesting look at the lies they can't hide and the manifestations of individual's reactions. Unsurprisingly they... continue reading

posted by alien_concept 1 decade 2 years 6 months 3 weeks ago • 1,460 views • 1:30:13

because its science!

posted by saber2x 1 decade 2 years 6 months 3 weeks ago • 1,955 views • 9:55

YouTube Description: In the first of a new TED-Ed series designed to catalyze curiosity, TED Curator Chris Anderson shares his boyhood obsession with quirky questions that seem to have no answers. (Introducing... continue reading

posted by Zifnab 1 decade 2 years 8 months 1 week ago • 1,817 views • 12:08