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After watching this video, you will understand two things about NYC: (1) it’s really easy to steal a bicycle in NYC and (2) it’s really convenient to be a white guy while stealing bicycles in NYC.After watching this video, you will understand two things about NYC: (1) it’s... more
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Who is Rube Goldberg? Where do his strange contraptions come from? This video news report investigates.Who is Rube Goldberg? Where do his strange contraptions come from? This video news... more
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According to the U.S. Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics, there are nearly 31 million people currently unemployed — that’s including those involuntarily working part-time and those who, like me, want a job, but have given up trying to find one. In the face of the worst economic upheaval since the Great Depression, millions of Americans are hurting, as you can see in this shocking video.According to the U.S. Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics, there... more
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A Monkey Economy is as Irrational as our Human Economy. Why do people make irrational decisions in such a predictable way? Laurie Santos looks for the roots of human irrationality by watching the way our primate relatives make decisions. This video documents a clever series of experiments in “monkeynomics” shows that some of the silly choices we make, monkeys make too.A Monkey Economy is as Irrational as our Human Economy. Why do people make irrational... more
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A Monkey Economy is as Irrational as our Human Economy. Why do people make irrational decisions in such a predictable way? Laurie Santos looks for the roots of human irrationality by watching the way our primate relatives make decisions. This video documents a clever series of experiments in "monkeynomics" shows that some of the silly choices we make, monkeys make too.A Monkey Economy is as Irrational as our Human Economy. Why do people make irrational... more
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This is a the silliest video about the moon landing that you’ll see today. Okay, it’s dumb, but it made me smile (and yes, I do like Obama, at least some of the time).This is a the silliest video about the moon landing that you’ll see today. Okay,... more
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This video is an interesting artist’s conception of what an asteroid impact might look like. The music of Pink Floyd accompanies all life on earth on its way into hell.This video is an interesting artist’s conception of what an asteroid impact... more
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This video is Anderson Cooper’s interview with atheist Christopher Hitchens who was recently diagnosed with esophageal cancer. This cancer is often rapidly progressive and nearly always fatal.This video is Anderson Cooper’s interview with atheist Christopher Hitchens who... more
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This is a STUPID video that I found — a quiz that supposedly measures how deluded by religion you are. I’m glad this hateful moron won’t be spending the next trillion years in heaven with Jesus and me!This is a STUPID video that I found — a quiz that supposedly measures how... more
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What would Silly Saturday be without a few dinosaurs to help us get into the mood?
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This sweet video depicts a series of experiments conducted by a classroom of kids at Roselyon School in Cornwall. In short, they are testing an old wives’ tale that suggests that placing conkers — horse chestnuts — along skirting boards or at the edges of doorways might deter spiders from entering a building. But does this actually work, and if so, how?This sweet video depicts a series of experiments conducted by a classroom of kids at... more
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Guessing how a protein will fold up based on its DNA sequence is often too complex for even the most powerful computer programs. Now biochemists and computer scientists at my alma mater, the University of Washington, have collaborated to create Foldit, a free online computer game where online gamers do the work.Guessing how a protein will fold up based on its DNA sequence is often too complex for... more
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Have you read Jane Austen’s books? The first time I read them, I was disappointed to find they were romance novels .. except, there was a lot of scheming and backstabbing, which did make them tolerable. The second time I read them, I found them much more amusing — somehow, I suspect that Jane Austen would have appreciated this video if she was alive to day to see it.Have you read Jane Austen’s books? The first time I read them, I was... more
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Here’s a funny but sad lesson in the perils of nonconformity, or, a lesson for how to carry one’s books to and from school, thanks to Levni Yilmaz (who appears to be a professional dork). This video shows how the method you choose to carry your books may be a more important decision than you think.Here’s a funny but sad lesson in the perils of nonconformity, or, a lesson for... more
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Speaking of "what is family"; this video is a humorous trailer for an imaginary documentary that takes a closer look at the seedy world of brostitution and brostitutes. Brostitutes are men who provide companionship to lonely men .. scientists and doctors, for example .. in exchange for money. This film digs deeper than any other film has when it comes to this secret world of bro-on-bro non-sexual love for profit.Speaking of "what is family"; this video is a humorous trailer for an... more
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This video animates a presentation by bestselling author, political adviser and social and ethical thinker, Jeremy Rifkin. It presents his investigations into the evolution of empathy and the profound ways that it has shaped our development and our society.This video animates a presentation by bestselling author, political adviser and social... more
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In this video animation, Professor Philip Zimbardo conveys how our individual perspectives of time affect our work, health and well-being. Time influences who we are as a person, how we view relationships and how we act in the world.In this video animation, Professor Philip Zimbardo conveys how our individual... more
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TIME magazine recently went to interview astronomer Neil deGrasse Tyson and we noticed a huge crate had been delivered to his office at the American Museum of Natural History. He was then kind enough to open it on-camera. The back story of this gift is that Neil was adamant that ABC News include the Saturn V Rocket on its list of The 7 Wonders of America. The folks at the Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama were so grateful, they sent Neil a replica.TIME magazine recently went to interview astronomer Neil deGrasse Tyson and we noticed... more
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Zircons are tiny crystals with a big story to tell. Some of these minerals are the oldest Earth materials ever discovered, and therefore yield clues about what the planet was like after it formed 4.5 billion years ago. In this new Science Bulletins video, travel to a remote island off Greenland's coast and a zircon-making lab in New York State to learn how geologists are using these time capsules to build new hypotheses about the early Earth.Zircons are tiny crystals with a big story to tell. Some of these minerals are the... more
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It's hot, you were up late drinking with your friends and now it's Monday morning -- again! Unlike some videos that I share with you, this one gets straight to the point -- a point that we've all achieved at some time during our lives.It's hot, you were up late drinking with your friends and now it's Monday... more
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