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Primitive Technology: Sling

Adults Creativity Nature Technology
A sling is a weapon used to fire rocks farther and harder than could be thrown by hand alone. I made this sling from bark fiber that I made into cord.

What causes body odor? - Mel Rosenberg

Adults Biology Human
Most of us don't need more than one whiff to identify that generally unpleasant, characteristic smell we call body odor.

Mom vs. Dad: What Did You Inherit?

Adults Genetics Human
What traits have your parents pass down to you?

This Week I Learned to Blacksmith with Alec Steele

Adults Creativity Gadgets Technology
This week I learned to blacksmith with Alec Steele. I forged a Scottish knife called a sgian dubh.

How Much Food Is There On Earth?

Adults Food World
Have you ever wondered how much food we have on earth?

A simple way to tell insects apart

Adults Animals Nature
There are nearly a million known insect species in the world, but most have one of just five common types of mouthparts.

The Threat of AI Weapons

Adults Society Technology World
I'm not sure how alarmed to be about artificial intelligence. Personally I think it's really hard to predict when we'll create a machine that essentially has consciousness.

This Week I Learned to Ski

Adults Nature Sports
My name is Mike Boyd and I make videos documenting my process of learning stuff as quickly as I can.

How To Break Your Bad Habit

Adults Life Psychology
Some tips and tricks to beat that nasty habit.

The Brown Dwarf Debate

Adults Science Space
This video is about the line between Brown dwarfs and gas giant planets (aka super Jupiter's): does it exist?

A day in the life of an ancient Athenian

Adults History Society
It's 427 BCE, and the worst internal conflict ever to occur in the ancient Greek world is in its fourth year.

Bill Nye Teaches You Science Slang

Adults Language Science
Bill Nye teaches you scientific slang words and terms. Find out what "arsole," "hinny," "champagne tap" and more words mean.

How Does A Boomerang Work?

Adults Gadgets Science
A boomerang can execute its unique roundtrip flight by making use of three fundamental physics principles: lift, relative velocity, and gyroscopic precession.

Primitive Technology: Wattle and Daub Hut

Adults Construction Nature
I built this hut in the bush using naturally occurring materials and primitive tools.

Crocodile Feeding FRENZY!

Adults Animals Nature
On this episode of Breaking Trail, Coyote feeds a GIANT Saltwater Crocodile!

What If You Didn't Sleep For A Week?

Adults Health Human
We all know sleep is important, but what if you just.... stopped doing it?

Family Minestrone Soup

Adults Creativity Food
We've raided the archives for a cracking soup at this time of the year.

A Dragon Torched My Hand

Adults Creativity Gaming Technology
There are tons of things I had never considered about how difficult it is to fool your brain into thinking it's touching something it's not.

A Selfish Argument for Making the World a Better Place

Adults Philosophy Psychology World
Why should you care about the well-being of people half a globe away?

Cannibalism in the animal kingdom - Bill Schutt

Adults Animals Nature
Until recently, scientists thought cannibalism was a rare response to starvation or other extreme stress.

How Smart Are You? (TEST)

Adults Human Mental Health
Are you actually a genius? Test your intelligence.