In 1864, Jourdon Anderson and his wife escaped a life of slavery and moved to Ohio. A year later, he received a desperate letter from the man who used to own him, in which he was asked to return to work... continue reading
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Dorothea Lange’s photos of the incarceration of Japanese Americans went largely unseen for decades. US President Franklin D. Roosevelt passed Executive Order 9066 in February 1942 — two months... continue reading
posted by eric3579 2 years 4 months 1 week ago • 82 views • 14:39Wave power hasn’t yet made a splash because it’s hard to use waves to spin turbines, and because the sea is a harsh place to build things. To learn more, start your googling with these keywords: ... continue reading
posted by newtboy 4 years 5 months ago • 877 views • 3:16YouTube description: There’s no telling what you can do when you put your mind to it. Take Richard Hull, he built a small-scale fusion reactor—in a shed, in his backyard. A retired electronics engineer,... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 4 years 6 months 1 week ago • 1,462 views • 3:32YouTube description: At 30-years-old, Yu Kikuchi was tired of his job. Working in an assembly line that made turbines, he was aching to find a new lease on life. So when he heard about 80-year-old master... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 5 years 7 months 1 week ago • 303 views • 2:46From youtube: UV at ground level is non-ionizing but it damages DNA and causes photoaging - how? Also, it turns out glass doesn't block all UV (specifically UVA passes through). This is something I learned... continue reading
posted by nanrod 5 years 8 months 2 weeks ago • 383 views • 4:46YouTube description: For the past 30 years, Paul Francis has been crafting the perfect sound, honing his skills at a company that has been in the business of making cymbals for 400 years. Making cymbals... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 5 years 9 months 2 weeks ago • 831 views • 2:41YouTube description: Huttese, Klingon, Dothraki—it’s all Greek to me. Just a bunch of sounds. Right? Not if you listen closely. Some of these constructed languages, or “conlangs,” pass as real... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 5 years 11 months 3 weeks ago • 551 views • 4:32YouTube description: Let's find out how they put 3D images into glass objects. Known as a 'Bubblegram', vitrography or sub-surface laser engraving, this technology has been around for a very long time... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 6 years 1 month ago • 308 views • 6:28Lord Electron ... have mercy on my phone! YouTube: This is the sad tragedy of the teenage girl, Madison Coe, who passed away while using her mobile phone in the bathroom. I hope her story provides awareness... continue reading
posted by PlayhousePals 6 years 10 months ago • 113 views • 8:04YouTube description: How the race organizers allow crowds to pass over Beacon Street during the marathon. (H/T @eric3579)
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 7 years 1 month ago • 727 views • 1:29We have another very special episode today! Marie Schultz, from Genesee Country Village & Museum in Mumford, NY, shares with us a very simple but absolutely delicious recipe for fresh pork sausage. Marie... continue reading
posted by Mordhaus 7 years 5 months 2 weeks ago • 43 views • 8:13The killer punch of the mantis shrimp is the fastest strike in the animal kingdom, a skill that goes hand in hand with its extraordinary eyesight. They can see an invisible level of reality using polarized... continue reading
posted by Mordhaus 7 years 6 months ago • 36 views • 4:00Via YouTube: A new study led by the U.K.’s Queen Mary University has found that even relatively simple animals like bumblebees can teach other how to perform somewhat complex tasks such as pulling a... continue reading
posted by Gratefulmom 7 years 6 months 3 weeks ago • 595 views • 1:11"This animation starts with an overview of North America, Central America, and the Caribbean. As the camera slowly pushes in, Hurricane Matthew begins to form. By the morning of October 2nd, 2016 Matthew... continue reading
posted by Warren E. Hale (MrFisk) 7 years 7 months 2 weeks ago • 9 views • 1:29YouTube: Are you having trouble with kidney stones? Well, the scientists might have found a fun way to help you. And here’s some updates for our Earth’s climate change!
posted by PlayhousePals 7 years 7 months 2 weeks ago • 13 views • 4:42An Englishman living with cystic fibrosis in Rarotonga teaches his new apprentice the traditional Polynesian art of Tatatau. In order for the custom practice to continue, the knowledge must be passed down.
posted by Mordhaus 7 years 8 months 1 week ago • 108 views • 3:01From YT: Congrats to Bruce, our latest recruit to pass his Initiation Test into the Cave of Adullam Transformational Training Academy. We decided to share this part of his Initiation Test to encourage... continue reading
posted by iaui 7 years 9 months 2 weeks ago • 699 views • 5:26YouTube: Did you know that cats have their own laws of physics? These are ancient, passed down through the ages on the internet. Author unknown. A special thanks to our guest cat scientist, Charlie Watson.
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