Why were climate models so wrong about 2023? Neil deGrasse Tyson learns about why 2023 was hotter than we expected it to be and what effects need to be factored into future climate modeling with climatologist... continue reading
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"... Electric eels can emit some of the largest shocks in the animal kingdom - but why don't they shock themselves? ..."
posted by ant 5 months ago • 142 views • 3:59Proudly Presenting: "Corporate Ping Pong" This engineered mechanical sculpture is a representation of the hum and haw and constant, slow churn of the big corporate machine. Jumping through hoops, creating... continue reading
posted by newtboy 6 months ago • 72 views • 6:352023 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 1 week ago • 98 views • 7:32An apparent case of mistaken identity in Galveston landed a man in jail for days in May after police thought the innocent patient leaving the hospital was an escaped prison inmate. There were no escapees. ... continue reading
posted by newtboy 1 year 1 week ago • 144 views • 2:36Pixar’s a studio that’s known for delivering quality animated classics, but little is known publicly about their development process. Indeed, the studio has a reputation for excellent quality control,... continue reading
posted by newtboy 1 year 2 months 2 weeks ago • 184 viewsZefrank1 informs us of some true facts about parasitic birds.
posted by w1ndex 1 year 8 months 1 week ago • 128 views • 11:13You're welcome is SO OVERUSED! Here are 16 advanced ways to respond to 'thank you' in both casual and formal situations!
posted by BSR 1 year 8 months 2 weeks ago • 178 views • 8:51From YouTube, "Our home is burning. Rapid climate change is destabilizing our world. It seems our emissions will not fall quickly enough to avoid runaway warming and we may soon hit tipping points that... continue reading
posted by w1ndex 2 years 1 month 1 week ago • 145 views • 16:11Let’s not resigns ourselves to fatality. Solutions exist. Together we can do more to decrease risks on the normal route to Mont-Blanc. The Mont-Blanc rising to 4 809 meters is the highest peak in... continue reading
posted by eric3579 2 years 3 months 2 weeks ago • 317 views • 4:02Sen. Bob Menendez (D-NJ) admits right up front he's not supposed to do this -- but then calls out racist remarks by Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI), and shares an emailed response from a black staff member, as well.
posted by newtboy 3 years 2 months ago • 606 views • 11:15From Youtube, "Do you like driving, potentially not having a rent bill, and don't mind living at truck stops? Then driving a truck might be for you! Contributor Jon K. shares a day in the life of being... continue reading
posted by w1ndex 3 years 3 months 4 weeks ago • 65 views • 7:06https://www.iter.org/ In southern France, 35 nations* are collaborating to build the world's largest tokamak, a magnetic fusion device that has been designed to prove the feasibility of fusion as a... continue reading
posted by eric3579 3 years 9 months 3 weeks ago • 930 views • 7:59Red sprites, secondary jets and newly discovered green afterglow called "ghosts" triggered by red sprites. A dozen vibrant red sprites were recorded on this evening and only two events had the green afterglow.... continue reading
posted by newtboy 3 years 9 months 3 weeks ago • 985 views • 2:32"... Sounds that animals make can be really different, and it turns out that there's a reason why some species communicate with certain sounds..."
posted by ant 4 years ago • 14 views • 4:04From Youtube, "Well... this took longer than expected. I am sorry you had to wait so long for me to finish this video, I had some reading to do, then write the video, record the audio, and then the... continue reading
posted by w1ndex 4 years 1 week ago • 19 views • 1:09:23From Youtube, "As the spread of coronavirus worsens in the US, John Oliver discusses how the government is handling the outbreak, how they’re not, and what we can do to help."
posted by w1ndex 4 years 2 months ago • 459 views • 22:11NASA’s MAVEN (Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution) spacecraft has discovered “layers” and “rifts” in the electrically charged part of the upper atmosphere (the ionosphere) of Mars. The phenomenon... continue reading
posted by eric3579 4 years 3 months 1 week ago • 341 views • 2:19LARB IS THE GREATEST SALAD OF ALL TIME! PLEASE DO NOT FRY WET PIGS EARS IN YOUR HOME! I LOVE YOU AND GOOD LUCK!
posted by Mordhaus 4 years 6 months 3 weeks ago • 164 views • 15:02Trump bashes Chicago's top cop Eddie Johnson: He's not doing his job Chicago Police Department Superintendent Eddie Johnson boycotts President Trump's address to the International Association of Chiefs... continue reading
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