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Dogs Decoded

tags: History of the dog, PBS, Nova, Evolution, Domestication, Decoded

Broadcast (2010) "Dogs Decoded" reveals the science behind the remarkable bond between humans and their dogs and investigates new discoveries in genetics that are illuminating the origin of dogs—with... more inside
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posted by geo321  2 days 13 minutes ago • 2 comments
234 views • length 53:06
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posted by brycewi19  1 day 23 hours 59 minutes ago • 2 comments
272 views • length 3:10
 
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A number so large your head collapses into a black hole

tags: math, grahams number, big, numberphile, Brady Haran

A number so epic it will collapse your brain into a black hole! Yet Tony Padilla and Matt Parker take the risk of discussing its magnitude. Watch with caution. See also our video about the Googol and... more inside
posted by kulpims  1 day 5 hours 31 minutes ago • 5 comments
773 views • length 9:16
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What Does YOUR VOICE Sound Like To Others?

tags: sound, your voice, vocal tip

interesting that you can find out without recording!
posted by saber2x  1 day 21 hours 34 minutes ago • 1 comment
468 views • length 4:01
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Real Perpetual Motion Machine

tags: science, invention, revolutionary

An unlimited source of energy for all mankind.
posted by Praetor  5 days 13 hours 22 minutes ago • 4 comments
509 views • length 1:05
 
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Ron Garret -- What Popularizers of QM Don't Want You to Know

tags: Ron Garret, google tech talks, physics, quantum mechanics

Google Tech Talk January 6, 2011 Presented by Ron Garret. ABSTRACT Richard Feynman once famously quipped that no one understands quantum mechanics, and popular accounts continue to promulgate... more inside
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posted by kulpims  4 days 2 hours 54 minutes ago • 1 comment
380 views • length 1:03:42
 
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How to Count Infinity

tags: infinity, earth, moon, sun, planets, galaxy, minutephysics

"Some infinities are bigger than other infinities" - Hazel Grace Lancaster, in "The Fault in Our Stars," by John Green - YT
posted by critical_d  3 days 7 hours 35 minutes ago • 3 comments
430 views • length 1:56
 
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Tree Branch on Powerlines - High Voltage Wicked Effect

tags: branch, powerlines, on powerlines, fire, electricity, high voltage

This must be over 100,000 volts of electricity, amazing how a piece of branch can burn like nothing with so much voltage.
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posted by pumkinandstorm  3 days 9 hours 5 minutes ago • 14 comments
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Levitron Revolution and IKEA Shelf Demonstration

tags: levitron revolution, ikea shelf, demonstration

What a cool idea! This guy hollowed out the back of an IKEA shelf and wedged the Levitron Revolution in it.
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posted by pumkinandstorm  3 days 8 hours ago • 10 comments
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99 percent vs. 1 percent?

tags: guardian, data journalism, us economy, occupy, food insecure, income inequality

The Occupy movement's fuzzy math. http://www.guardian.co.uk/news/datablog/2011/nov/16/occupy-protests-data-video
posted by MrFisk  4 days 5 hours 28 minutes ago • 10 comments
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Conception to Birth Visualized - TED Talks

tags: Alexander Tsiaras, conception, birth, medical, science, TED, INK

Image-maker Alexander Tsiaras shares a powerful medical visualization, showing human development from conception to birth and beyond. (Some graphic images.) TED Talks Source: YouTube
posted by cricket  5 days 16 hours 24 minutes ago • 5 comments
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Robot creates Robot using foam!

tags: robot, foam

(Comes alive at the 1:50 mark)FoamBot built of CKBot robot modules builds a quadruped robot which crawls away.
posted by saber2x  6 months 4 weeks ago • 0 comments
615 views • length 2:45
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Sci Show - Brains Vs. Computers

tags: Sci Show, Megaflops, Hank Green, vlogbrothers, computers

What would win in a fight, your brain or a supercomputer?
posted by shveddy  1 week 5 days ago • 4 comments
318 views • length 3:30
 
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Highest Resolution Image of Earth Yet

tags: HD, highest resolution, image of earth, earth

"Unlike NASA's Blue Marble—which is a composite made from many different photographs—this is a portrait of Earth taken in one single shot. It's the highest resolution image of our home planet, 121... more inside
posted by JiggaJonson  6 days 4 hours 28 minutes ago • 11 comments
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TEDxWarwick - Physics Constrain Sustainable Energy Options

tags: TEDxWarwick, TED, David MacKay, Geen, nuclear, Sustainability

Pretty much spot on for what I have been waking up to. "Department of Climate Change Chief Scientific Advisor, Professor David MacKay FRS, is responsible for ensuring the best science and engineering... more inside
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posted by GeeSussFreeK  1 week ago • 2 comments
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'Bionic' woman does marathon

tags: claire lomas, bionic suit, spinal research

She finished the next day. Took 16 days. Now she plans to do "something else daft." Has a 13 month old daughter. This woman is fierce about life.
posted by bareboards2  1 week 1 day ago • 2 comments
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The Case for Naturalism

tags: Atheism, Science, Religion, Naturalism, sean carroll

I like this guy's tone. He isn't dismissive or militant but he also does not give up ground to the other side of the debate. "“Atheism” is a fine word, and I’m happy to describe myself as an... more inside
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posted by kevingrr  1 week ago • 3 comments
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Sci Show: Schrodinger's Cat

tags: Sci Show, Hank Green, vlogbrothers, news, science, physics, Schrodingers Cat

"I Don't Think That Means What You Think It Means" examines scientific theories that have taken on a life of their own in popular culture & we help you understand what they really mean in scientific terms.... more inside
posted by Skeeve  1 week ago • 0 comments
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Fay Dowker -- Spacetime Atoms and the Unity of Physics

tags: entropy, black holes, thermodynamics, causality, spacetime, granularity

Fay Dowker speaks at a Perimeter Institute Public Lecture on November 2, 2011. Black holes are hot! This discovery made by Stephen Hawking ties together gravity, spacetime, quantum matter, and thermal... more inside
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posted by kulpims  1 week 3 days ago • 0 comments
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