The Parkes Radio Telescope, part of CSIRO, is one of the most famous telescopes in the world: and it's got a unique way of getting equipment up and down from the central section. More about the Telescope: ... continue reading
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In 2011, The Metropolitan Museum of Art opened the New Galleries for the Art of the Arab Lands, Turkey, Iran, Central Asia, and Later South Asia, which house the Museum's renowned collection of Islamic... continue reading
posted by newtboy 1 year 4 months ago • 60 views • 17:44Enter the world of an undertaker whose family for three generations has cared for both the living and the dead in a small Michigan town, as families navigate loss, grief and mortality. (Aired 2007) ... continue reading
posted by BSR 1 year 6 months 4 weeks ago • 52 views • 53:38From Youtube, "Kurzgesagt is lying to you, in every video, even in this one. Because our videos distill very complex subjects into flashy ten-minute videos and unfortunately, the reality is, well, complicated.... continue reading
posted by w1ndex 2 years 5 months 1 week ago • 162 views • 10:28When disaster strikes, the flurry of political positioning and fingerpointing can make it difficult to understand what really happened. This video provides a summary of the facts of the 2021 Texas winter storm. ... continue reading
posted by eric3579 3 years 1 month 3 weeks ago • 167 views • 16:48Trump must be stopped and his history of racism and current racist policies must be exposed. It's time to vote out racism!
posted by newtboy 3 years 9 months 1 week ago • 282 views • 2:01The Event Horizon Telescope Collaboration observed the supermassive black holes at the center of M87 and our Milky Way galaxy (SgrA*) finding the dark central shadow in accordance with General Relativity,... continue reading
posted by eric3579 5 years 1 month 1 week ago • 332 views • 5:24YouTube description: Watch a time-lapse video of the installation and deinstallation (rotation) of large carpets and mounted textiles in The Met's galleries for the Art of the Arab Lands, Turkey, Iran,... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 5 years 8 months 3 weeks ago • 337 views • 1:21"It’s more than just dancing around. ... If you’ve ever seen an orchestra perform you’ve probably had a difficult time looking away from the person dead center on the stage – the conductor. It’s... continue reading
posted by ant 5 years 10 months ago • 16 views • 4:42YouTube description: What do you do if you're lost in Central Park? How to always find your way out with the secret code in New York City 1800s street lights. (via laughingsquid)... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 5 years 11 months 3 weeks ago • 1,860 views • 2:20YouTube description: The Galton Board is a 7.5” by 4.5” desktop probability machine. This device brings to life the statistical concept of normal distribution. As you rotate the Galton Board... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 6 years 1 week ago • 808 views • 3:23I built a prawn trap from lawyer cane, sticks and vine. Then I caught some prawns and ate them. Prawn (and fish) traps are simple traps designed to catch aquatic life due to their shape. It consists... continue reading
posted by Mordhaus 7 years 6 months 2 weeks ago • 257 views • 7:16"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 • 1:29Predominately found in South and Central America, the Leafcutter Ant is truly an amazing creature. The complexity of teamwork and organization displayed in their societies is 2nd only to human beings and... continue reading
posted by Mordhaus 7 years 11 months 4 weeks ago • 281 views • 8:09The Nightly Show - Super Depressing Deep Dive - The Origins of America's Lead Poisoning Crisis YouTube: Larry presents an animated breakdown of the aggressive role that corporations played in the tragic... continue reading
posted by PlayhousePals 8 years ago • 14 views • 5:05YouTube Description: Jellyfish don’t have a heart, or blood, or even a brain. They’ve survived five mass extinctions. And you can find them in every ocean, from pole to pole. What’s their secret?... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 8 years 7 months ago • 170 views • 2:56"Can we go launch one?" YouTube: What was the procedure to launch a nuclear missile? Uranium premieres: July 28 & 29 on PBS at 10pm ET/ 9pm Central France and Germany: July 31 at 10pm on ZDF/arte ... continue reading
posted by PlayhousePals 8 years 9 months 3 weeks ago • 576 views • 7:42Yikes ... I can semi relate to Trey Parker's childhood impression of poop [Mr. Hankey anyone?]. My Grandma used to tell my sister and I that if we didn't have a bowel movement EVERY day it would back up... continue reading
posted by PlayhousePals 1 decade 2 months 4 weeks ago • 1,148 views • 2:47Researcher Ceri Brenner uses the Vulcan laser, a Petawatt Laser at the STFC's Central Laser Facility to create tiny balls of plasma for physics research. Relax and enjoy an education in laser based physics... continue reading
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