2023 Florida is home to about 800,000 undocumented immigrants, and many work in the kinds of businesses that would be impacted by the law, known as SB 1718. Many of those affected are also members of mixed-status... continue reading

posted by newtboy 11 months ago • 98 views • 7:32

This month a paper came out that honestly chilled me. It was about tipping points in climate - a well-known concept that the climate can change abruptly if certain conditions are met in certain elements... continue reading

posted by newtboy 1 year 7 months 3 weeks ago • 78 views • 11:01

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 6 months 3 weeks ago • 155 views • 1:47

The Nenet reindeer herders need to move their tent every few days throughout most of the year. Every time they migrate they must pack the whole tent away, drag it across the tundra on sledges, and erect... continue reading

posted by blacklotus90 3 years 2 months 2 weeks ago • 499 views • 32:14

Writing in the Geophysical Research Letters, NASA says a review of Voyager 2’s old data from 1986 showed that Uranus vented a giant blob of gas into space. This pocket of ionized gas, a plasma structure... continue reading

posted by newtboy 4 years 2 weeks ago • 1,135 views • 6:40

From Twitter: Neil deGrasse Tyson @neiltyson Astrophysicist In the tropics, the Sun sets vertical to the horizon; Twilight doesn’t last very long; and the Full Moon rises shortly after sunset,... continue reading

posted by BSR 4 years 10 months ago • 49 views • 30 secs

"NASA's Curiosity Mars Rover has already descended from Vera Rubin Ridge, a region of Mount Sharp that it has been exploring for more than a year. But before it left, the rover took a 360-degree panorama... continue reading

posted by ant 5 years 2 months 3 weeks ago • 10 views • 1:31

YouTube description: As a little girl, Basma Hameed suffered a painful accident that left half of her face obscured by third-degree burns. She endured hundreds of surgeries and laser treatments to repair... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 5 years 3 months 2 weeks ago • 477 views • 3:32

YouTube description: What would it be like if our eyes could see more colors? We may never be able to answer that, but we can build devices that can do the work for us. Over the last three weeks we've... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 5 years 4 months 1 week ago • 449 views • 9:29

YouTube description: Behind the Scenes: https://youtu.be/3HABgm-UUi0 Download Skunkworks! http://www.audible.com/Smarter ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ GET SMARTER SECTION Check out Derek's video... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 5 years 4 months 2 weeks ago • 855 views • 11:21

At the old hut site (the new one being temporarily cut off by flooding) I made lime mortar from the shells of rainforest snails by firing them in a kiln, slaking them in water, mixing them into lime putty.... continue reading

posted by Mordhaus 6 years 2 months 1 week ago • 406 views • 7:08

"We're all familiar with Pomp & Circumstance, the graduation song that's the official soundtrack of almost every commencement. But how did it get so big? In this episode of Vox's Almanac, Phil Edwards... continue reading

posted by ant 6 years 12 months ago • 132 views • 5:34

What if you can't calculate a 36 degree angle on the fly? I am still not sure if this isn't a parody. Does anyone not know how to slice a pizza?

posted by Mordhaus 7 years 3 months ago • 303 views • 56 secs

You might think you're really hot when you're not. So taking off clothing might seem like a great idea, even though it's not.

posted by Mordhaus 7 years 6 months ago • 314 views • 4:03

Three hundred and sixty degrees, of seven hundred clowns, all in one small room. Use the arrows in the upper left to look around. Turn on CC for bonus information.

posted by newtboy 7 years 9 months ago • 16 views • 2:07

The wildfire in this video is actually an azeotropic mixture of trimethyl borate and methanol. Trimethyl borate burns with an intense green flame that looks very much like wildfire from "Game of Thrones". ... continue reading

Coober Pedy is a small desert town in Australia where the entire population lives in underground homes. With outside temperatures hovering over 100 degrees, residents made permanent homes in the cooler... continue reading

posted by Mordhaus 7 years 9 months 3 weeks ago • 589 views • 2:11

Have you ever wondered what happens when you bring a magnet near 5000 degree molten Iron? Does it attract? Or repel? Maybe it create cool shapes. But most importantly... DOES IT EXPLODE?! I set off... continue reading

posted by Mordhaus 7 years 9 months 3 weeks ago • 40 views • 5:21

YouTube description: I made a batch of charcoal using the mound method then stored it in baskets for later use. Charcoal is a fuel that burns hotter than the wood it's made from. This is because the... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 8 years 2 months 3 weeks ago • 1,003 views • 5:31

The magic of mathematical transformations applied to 360 degree video, warping time and space into an infinite loop. For the adventurous, you can click or drag anywhere to move around within the spherical... continue reading

posted by blacklotus90 8 years 3 months 2 weeks ago • 1,509 views • 1:57