The Most Powerful Computers You've Never Heard Of
AdultsHistoryScienceTechnology Analog computers were the most powerful computers for thousands of years, relegated to obscurity by the digital revolution.
Why is the Mona Lisa so famous? - Noah Charney
AdultsArtHistoryHuman Discover what factors helped Leonardo da Vinci’s “Mona Lisa” become the world’s most famous painting.
What Holds a Country Together or Tears it Apart? Crash Course Geography #36
AdultsHistoryHumanPoliticsSociety... Today we’re going to talk about the forces that affect a country’s stability. We’ll take a closer look at Costa Rica, Venezuela, Cuba, and Brazil and examine how the cohesiveness of these Latin American countries varies dramatically even though they are in a region with similar characteristics.
Sand Dunes Shouldn’t Exist (Here’s Why They Do)
AdultsLifeNatureWorldScienceGeology... How can sand, blown by the wind, form such intricate and beautiful patterns as ripples and dunes? The answer is a surprising secret of self-organization.
Can you solve the human cannonball riddle? - Alex Rosenthal
AdultsHistoryHumanPsychologyHumorGames... They call you the human cannonball. Your act involves flying through rings of fire, bouncing through a trampoline course, and catching the trapezist in the grand finale.
Protecting Rhinos In Kaziranga National Park
AdultsAnimals From being a rhino poaching hub in the 1900s, Kaziranga National Park (KNP) in the north-east Indian state of Assam now boasts the single largest breeding population of the Indian rhinos.
Times When Humanity ALMOST Ended
AdultsHistoryHumanWorld Humans have almost faced their extinction on several occasions, and today we're going to reveal the closest calls humanity has ever had!
How To Make Fool-Proof Beef Wellington
AdultsFamilyFilmFoodCooking... Ready to impress your family and friends? While it does take some patience, our foolproof Beef Wellington is guaranteed be a showstopper with it's tender melt-in-your-mouth interior and perfectly flaky latticed crust.
The Communities of the Okavango Delta | National Geographic
AdultsFilmLifeNatureEnvironmentCulture... Safeguarding the Okavango River Basin means empowering the communities that rely on the river system for water and other resources.
Orzo Pasta | Jamie Oliver
AdultsFamilyFilmFoodCooking... Back at it again with another beautiful recipe from my new book Together. This time I'm giving you one of the dishes from the 'elegant simplicity' chapter. Its a really delicate but flavoursome pasta salad, in the book I serve it up with a flat fish but really its a dish that totally stands up on its own.
You Are Immune Against Every Disease
AdultsBiologyHumanScienceHealth... You are not a person, you are a planet, made of roughly 40 trillion cells. There is so much of you, that if your cells were human-sized, you would be as big as 20 Mount Everests.
Matty Matheson & Benny Blanco Test Kitchen Gadgets | WIRED
AdultsFilmFoodLifeGadgets... Who better to test the latest in kitchen technology than "Eat Out America" stars Matty Matheson and Benny Blanco?
This Crab Can't Swim, But Has To Lay Its Eggs In The Sea
AdultsAnimalsLifeNature The robber crab has been ashore so long, it's developed lungs that can no longer breathe in water.
The Snowflake Mystery
AdultsLifeNatureScienceBiology... Dr Ken Libbrecht is the world expert on snowflakes, designer of custom snowflakes, snowflake consultant for the movie Frozen - his photos appear on postage stamps all over the world.