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Wisdom of the Crowds

jimnms (http://science.videosift.com/member/jimnms) — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 14:56:44 -0700

(14 votes - 5 comments - 270 views)
http://www.pbs.org/nova/sciencenow Ask enough people to estimate something, and the average of all their guesses will get you surprisingly close to the right answer.

Ted: How Engineers Learn from Evolution

jimnms (http://science.videosift.com/member/jimnms) — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 13:36:23 -0700

(21 votes - 0 comments - 446 views)
http://www.ted.com Insects and animals have evolved some amazing skills -- but, as Robert Full notes, many animals are actually over-engineered. The trick is to copy only what's necessary. He shows how human engineers can learn from animals' tricks.

Creation "Science" Made Easy

jimnms (http://science.videosift.com/member/jimnms) — Wed, 14 May 2008 15:24:39 -0700

(26 votes - 6 comments - 729 views)
Creation Science is fairly simple to understand. The conclusion is laid out for you -- just read Genesis -- so there's nothing to investigate. The question is whether this really is science. Even if it isn't, should it be taght in school as a way of 'opening' young minds? - YouTube

The Scientific Method Made Easy

jimnms (http://science.videosift.com/member/jimnms) — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 15:18:50 -0700

(40 votes - 4 comments - 1073 views)
YouTube Description: The 'Made Easy' series explains the evidence of our origins, from the Big Bang to the human migration out of Africa. This video explains how we acquire this knowledge, and how ideas go from a hunch in a laboratory to accepted theories taught in school.

The video cuts at the end, and the final sentence should read: "In the next video, I'll look at whether belief can be regarded as science."

David Gallo: Underwater Astonishments

jimnms (http://science.videosift.com/member/jimnms) — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 08:13:18 -0800

(35 votes - 5 comments - 977 views)
David Gallo shows jaw-dropping footage of amazing sea creatures, including a shape-shifting cuttlefish, a pair of fighting squid, and a mesmerizing gallery of bioluminescent fish that light up the blackest depths of the ocean. He focuses on the work of two scientists: Edith Widder at the Ocean Research & Conservation Association, and Roger Hanlon at the Marine Biological Lab.

http://www.ted.com

Strange Fish Have Oral Sex to Re-produce

jimnms (http://science.videosift.com/member/jimnms) — Sat, 12 Jan 2008 23:15:57 -0800

(15 votes - 8 comments - 936 views)
Cichlid fish have a bizarre mating ritual that involves males discharging their sperm into a female's mouth.

http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn12922-oral-sex-gene-helps-male-fish-fake-it.html

The Evidence for Human Evolution

jimnms (http://science.videosift.com/member/jimnms) — Sat, 12 Jan 2008 03:32:05 -0800

(20 votes - 1 comment - 761 views)
"Part of the "Made Easy" series which traces our origins from the Big Bang to the human migration out of Africa."

Carl Sagan Explains the Drake Equation

jimnms (http://science.videosift.com/member/jimnms) — Tue, 11 Dec 2007 14:44:13 -0800

(87 votes - 28 comments - 3465 views)
From Cosmos, episode 12 "The Encyclopaedia Galactica"

Michael Shermer on The Science of Good and Evil

jimnms (http://science.videosift.com/member/jimnms) — Tue, 11 Dec 2007 14:20:49 -0800

(24 votes - 2 comments - 820 views)
"Michael Shermer's tour for his book The Science of Good and Evil, found him here explaining why we are moral, the evolutionary origins of the moral sentiments, and how to be good without God."

Genetic Evidence (Planted by SATAN?)

jimnms (http://science.videosift.com/member/jimnms) — Sat, 08 Dec 2007 23:18:44 -0800

(65 votes - 11 comments - 1477 views)