This animation depicts carpal tunnel syndrome and carpal tunnel release. Carpal tunnel syndrome is a nerve disorder of the hand caused by compression of the median nerve. Two different types of carpal... continue reading
posted by mauz15 1 decade 5 years 3 months 3 weeks ago • 1,782 views • 3:12So interesting
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Stuff that I find interesting.
Physicist Richard Feynman explains how a train stays on the tracks... From BBC TV 'Fun to Imagine' (1983) -YT
posted by cybrbeast 1 decade 5 years 2 months 4 weeks ago • 17,337 views • 2:27In an informal setting, Tommy Emmanuel demonstrates his incredible technique of using "cascading harmonics" to make his guitar sound like a harp.
posted by snoozedoctor 1 decade 6 years 1 month 3 weeks ago • 1,681 viewsPhysicist Brian Cox asks, 'What time is it?' It's a simple question and it sounds like it has a simple answer. But do we really know what it is that we're asking? Brian visits the ancient Mayan pyramids... continue reading
posted by mauz15 1 decade 5 years 6 months 3 weeks ago • 13,899 views • 59:06Organovo is a regenerative medicine company that seeks to apply organ printing technology to medical research and tissue repair. To achieve the goal of fully biological tissue constructs that fully... continue reading
posted by Sagemind 1 decade 5 years 1 month ago • 1,291 views • 3:31The standard notion of incentives no longer holds water in a 21st century work environment. Career analyst Dan Pink examines the puzzle of motivation, starting with a fact that social scientists know... continue reading
posted by EDD 1 decade 5 years 1 month ago • 1,511 viewsAwesome. Cables DO suck!
posted by maatc 1 decade 5 years 1 month ago • 2,174 viewsPanoramic visuals, cutting-edge technologies and introspective contemplations position 400 Years of the Telescope as the must-see cinematic feature for the International Year of Astronomy in 2009. Beautifully... continue reading
posted by eric3579 1 decade 5 years 3 weeks ago • 3,398 views • 56:19Recent show about how music affects our brain and physiology.
posted by inflatablevagina 1 decade 5 years 2 weeks ago • 1,394 viewsCareer analyst Dan Pink examines the puzzle of motivation, starting with a fact that social scientists know but most managers don't: Traditional rewards aren't always as effective as we think. Listen for... continue reading
posted by yoghurt 1 decade 5 years 1 month ago • 8,121 viewsThe Travelling Salesman problem is stated as: "Given a number of cities and the costs of travelling from any city to any other city, what is the least-cost round-trip route that visits each city exactly once?" ... continue reading
posted by oxdottir 1 decade 6 years 7 months 1 week ago • 3,549 viewsPlease don't let the "long" stop you. If you are a geek who has ever enjoyed genetic algorithms and would like to see some details about using them for artistic gain (and some of the art), you will like this. ... continue reading
posted by oxdottir 1 decade 6 years 7 months 1 week ago • 2,420 viewsa short (5 minute) presentation talking about why this toy is a "wonderful piece of physics". Something that Einstein himself could not figure out.
posted by reiwan 1 decade 5 years ago • 4,286 viewsSir Martin Rees is an astrophysicist and cosmologist and Master of Trinity College at Cambridge. He is also the president of the Royal Society.
posted by GreatBird 1 decade 6 years 5 months ago • 2,540 viewsJust give it some skin and call it Arnold to complete the experience.
posted by demon_ix 1 decade 5 years 3 months 2 weeks ago • 1,550 views"Two of the sharpest minds in the computing arena spar gamely, but neither scores a knockdown in one of the oldest debates around: whether machines may someday achieve consciousness. (NB: Viewers may wish... continue reading
posted by Nicki Hansen (gwiz665) 1 decade 4 years 11 months 4 weeks ago • 1,873 viewsThis is amazing. Mario Klingemann of Quasimondo (http://www.quasimondo.com/) demonstrates how he discovered a way to read and interpret a QR code (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/QR_code). It's very long,... continue reading
posted by blankfist 1 decade 4 years 10 months 1 week ago • 6,439 viewsDoes uncertainty make you uncomfortable?
posted by BreaksTheEarth 1 decade 5 years 2 months 4 weeks ago • 4,396 viewsUser gluonium recently turned us on to the interview shown at the start of this excellent Horizon special. Here's the whole thing. From Wikipedia: Richard Phillips Feynman was an American physicist... continue reading
posted by wazant 1 decade 7 years 2 months 3 weeks ago • 7,408 views • 49:37