The loathsome, lethal mosquito
AdultsAnimalsScienceEnvironment...Everyone hates mosquitos. Besides the annoying buzzing and biting, mosquito-borne diseases like malaria kill over a million people each year (plus horses, dogs and cats). And over the past 100 million years, they've gotten good at their job -- sucking up to three times their weight in blood, totally undetected. So shouldn't we just get rid of them? Rose Eveleth shares why scientists aren't sure.
The Lion King Australia
AdultsFilmMusicTransportation...After an amazing day at THE LION KING Brisbane season launch announcement, members of our Australian cast felt so elated they decided to sing the 'Circle of Life' prior to take off on their flight back to Sydney.
Anti-Gravity Wheel Explained
AdultsPhysicsScienceEngineering...It's a little shaky but if you average out the oscillations I think the result is clear. Again, huge thank you's to A/Prof Emeritus Rod Cross, Helen Georgiou, Alex Yeung, and Chris Stewart, the University of Sydney Mechanical Engineering shop, Duncan and co. Ralph and the School of Physics.
How simple ideas lead to scientific discoveries
AdultsCreativityScienceEducation...Adam Savage walks through two spectacular examples of profound scientific discoveries that came from simple, creative methods anyone could have followed -- Eratosthenes' calculation of the Earth's circumference around 200 BC and Hippolyte Fizeau's measurement of the speed of light in 1849.
The Most Amazing Thing About Trees
AdultsEcologyNatureScience...Trees create immense negative pressures of 10's of atmospheres by evaporating water from nanoscale pores, sucking water up 100m in a state where it should be boiling but can't because the perfect xylem tubes contain no air bubbles, just so that most of it can evaporate in the process of absorbing a couple molecules of carbon dioxide. Now I didn't mention the cohesion of water (that it sticks to itself well) but this is implicit in the description of negative pressure, strong surface tension etc.
Mousetrap Chain Reaction in Slow Motion
AdultsFilmInternet CultureExperiments...Gav sets up a chain of 150 mousetraps. Dan sets them off bravely.
How Google responds to government search warrants
AdultsBusinessJusticeSocial Media...How Google responds to search warrants, while working hard to protect our users' privacy and security. Learn more about how we handle requests.
When a dog stays home alone
AdultsAnimalsPetsTechnology...This dog is not allowed on the bed. So it's owner installed a camera to check what happens when the dog stays home alone.
Why waste time? It doesn't earn interest.
AdultsLifePhilosophyProductivity"Why waste time? It doesn't carry over to the next day. It doesn't earn interest. Take every day and every moment, and make something of it. Make something positive." - Elvis de Leon
Why do we cry? The three types of tears
AdultsBiologyHumanScience...Whether we cry during a sad movie, while chopping onions, or completely involuntarily, our eyes are constantly producing tears. Alex Gendler tracks a particularly watery day in the life of Iris (the iris) as she cycles through basal, reflex and emotional tears.
Good Guess!
AdultsPersonal FinanceTVEntertainment...Check out one of Wheel of Fortune's most amazing solves!
Dead stuff: The secret ingredient in our food chain
AdultsEcologyFoodScience...When you picture the lowest levels of the food chain, you might imagine herbivores happily munching on lush, living green plants. But this idyllic image leaves out a huge (and slightly less appetizing) source of nourishment: dead stuff. John C. Moore details the "brown food chain," explaining how such unlikely delicacies as pond scum and animal poop contribute enormous amounts of energy to our ecosystems.
X-Men: Days of Future Past | Official Trailer 2
AdultsFilmMarketingEntertainment...The ultimate X-Men ensemble fights a war for the survival of the species across two time periods in X-MEN: DAYS OF FUTURE PAST. The beloved characters from the original "X-Men" film trilogy join forces with their younger selves from "X-Men: First Class," in an epic battle that must change the past -- to save our future.
Anti-Gravity Wheel?
AdultsInternet CulturePhysicsExperiments...In this video I attempt to lift a 19kg (42 lbs) wheel over my head one-handed while it's spinning at a few thousand RPM. This replicates an earlier experiment by Professor Eric Laithwaite. He claimed the wheel was 'light as a feather' and could not be explained by Newton's Laws. I wanted to find out for myself what I really felt like.
Dance Walking Fitness Ben Aaron.
AdultsInternet CultureMusicHumor...Hysterically funny man Ben Aaron shows us the new craze he has developed he calls... "Dance Walking Fitness"
Chris Hadfield: What I learned from going blind in space
AdultsLifeSpaceScienceThere's an astronaut saying: In space, "there is no problem so bad that you can't make it worse." So how do you deal with the complexity, the sheer pressure, of dealing with dangerous and scary situations? Retired colonel Chris Hadfield paints a vivid portrait of how to be prepared for the worst in space (and life) -- and it starts with walking into a spider's web. Watch for a special space-y performance.
HAPPY - Walk off the Earth Ft. Parachute
AdultsInternet CultureMusicEntertainment...Here is our version of Pharrell's Happy with our good friends Parachute. Take action to create a Happier world for people everywhere. Visit 24hoursofhappiness.com
Peanuts | Teaser Trailer [HD] | FOX Family
AdultsFilmMarketingEntertainment...For the first time ever, Snoopy, Charlie Brown and the rest of the gang we know and love from Charles Schulz's timeless "Peanuts" comic strip will be making their big-screen debut; like they've never been seen before in a CG-Animated Feature film in 3D.
How to destroy the celebration with a trumpet
AdultsHumorMusicEntertainmentA dude sees a marching band outside of his window, and decides to have a little prank.