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16 Awesome - Human Glides off mountain in WingSuitNational Geographic Adventure has posted video of rock climber Dean Potter, a 2009 Adventurer of the Year honoree. Potter specializes in wingsuit jumps, which allow him to glide through the air for minutes... more inside 51 Sam Harris - The Credibility of Miracle StoriesThe clip is from La Ciudad de las Ideas 2009 Re-evolution. Audio is low due to it being single channel. 60 Urban myths about climate changeSome of the often-quoted urban myths showing up in public debate about climate change gets debunked. 17 Hubblecast 31: Galactic merger yields sparkling dividendsFrom Spacetelescope.org: A recent NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image captures what appears to be one very bright and bizarre galaxy, but is actually the result of a pair of spiral galaxies, like our... more inside 45 Explaining temperature (kelvin) and laser coolingAn explanation of what temperature is as it relates to the energy of a molecule, and the process of how physicists use lasers to cool atoms of gas. 58 NASA: Water found in Moon crater(AP) - NASA says there appears to be plenty of water on the moon, according to data from a spacecraft intentionally crashed into the surface. Significant amounts of water could make it easier to set up a base camp for astronauts. (Nov. 13) 20 National Geographic Explorer-Inside LSDLSDs inventor Albert Hofmann called it "medicine for the soul." The Beatles wrote songs about it. Secret military mind control experiments exploited its hallucinogenic powers. Outlawed in 1966, LSD became... more inside 16 The Jodie Show: Hemp Fields!Marc and Jodie Emery visit industrial hemp fields near Prince Albert, Saskatchewan after the final stop of the Farewell Tour across Canada. The Farewell Tour was for Marc to meet his fans and supporters... more inside 14 Is Your Web Site Blind-Friendly?From CBS news 2 years ago:
"Bruce Sexton is suing Target under the Americans with Disabilities Act. Sexton is blind and wants Target to upgrade its website to accommodate him. John Blackstone reports. "
... more inside 23 Good Eats Moment - Cutting an OnionIn this Good Eats Moments, Alton Brown explains how to cut an onion with less tears. 13 BBC Horizon - Why Do We Talk? (Aired 11-10-09)"Talking is something that is unique to humans, yet it still remains a mystery. Horizon meets the scientists beginning to unlock the secrets of speech - including a father who is filming every second of... more inside 41 Neil deGrasse Tyson on CNN's Connect The World"CNN's Becky Anderson asks astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson if the end is near." | Top Sift for Nov 20th, 2009Friends O' the Sift Top New Science Videos by Vote Subscribe Top 15 Science Sifters of All Time Top 15 Science Sifters of the Past Week 5. Nonbrainwashed
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