The Wild Engineering of Earthquake Isolation

From Practical Engineering. An overview of seismic base isolation for buildings ⚙️ Check out SendCutSend for custom parts fabricated from your CAD: http://sendcutsend.com/practicalengineering Earthquakes are such a challenge in engineering: unpredictable both in time and intensity. But I love this solution of base isolation because it’s so intuitive. It’s something my five-year-old would come up…

You’ve probably met a psychopath and didn’t know it | Abigail Marsh

From Big Think. Become a Big Think member to unlock expert classes, premium print issues, exclusive events and more: https://bigthink.com/membership/?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=yt_desc Subscribe to Big Think on YouTube ► https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvQECJukTDE2i6aCoMnS-Vg?sub_confirmation=1 Up next, The neuroscience of extremes: Ruthless psychopathy to extraordinary generosity | Abigail Marsh ► https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rK-UfTCGOdU Most of us think we can spot a psychopath from a…

Lying Is Way More Complicated Than You Think | Otherwords

From Storied. We all know that lying is wrong, right? But trying to figure out what *exactly* counts as a lie is something that religions, courts and linguists have grappled with for years. Otherwords is a PBS web series on Storied that digs deep into this quintessential human trait of language and finds the fascinating,…

The New, Reduced Childhood Vaccine Schedule

From Healthcare Triage. Over the past few months, the United States has dramatically changed the official childhood vaccine schedule — something that affects millions of families, public health professionals, and communities. These changes are not minor tweaks: they reshape what vaccines are recommended routinely for all children and how families and doctors make decisions about…

Hank Charms the Pants Off of Jason Mantzoukas

From Complexly. It’s so over for Mantzoukas’ pants. Stick a fork in them, they’re DONE! Follow us: Complexly newsletter: https://complexly.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/complexlymedia/ Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/complexly.bsky.social X: https://x.com/complexlymedia Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ComplexlyMedia/

This Beetle Is a Walking Powder Keg | #DeepLook #Shorts

From Deep Look. The bombardier beetle, named for soldiers who once operated artillery cannons, has a surprising secret to use against potential predators. Learn more in our episode "The Bombardier Beetle And Its Crazy Chemical Cannon" 👉 https://youtu.be/BWwgLS5tK80 #youtubeshorts #bombardierbeetle #deeplook

These Parasitic Wasps Are Part Virus

From Bizarre Beasts. Braconid wasps are so intertwined with the survival of a virus that they partly share a genome. And this extreme teamwork is all for the sake of being better parasites. Find the full Ant Lab videos here! Subscribe to the pin club here: https://complexly.store/products/bizarre-beasts-pin-subscription This month’s pin is designed by Sage Friss.…

Everything Is A Crab

From Cleo Abram. There’s this weird phenomenon that keeps happening in our oceans. Animals keep evolving into crabs! There are a bunch of “false” crabs running around. Some of them are so convincing they’ve tricked scientists for decades. So why does this keep happening? Are we next? Subscribe to learn more. #Science #Evolution #Carcinization #Ecology…

Why Being A Victorian Baker Was A Death Sentence

From “Joe Scott”. ( YouTube / Nebula ) To learn for free on Brilliant for a full 30 days, plus 20% off the annual Premium subscription, go to http://brilliant.org/answerswithjoe In the wide pantheon of tough jobs, your friendly neighborhood baker might not be the first thing that comes to mind. But pre-industrialization, bakers had one…

The Strange Rules of America’s Most Confusing Accent

From Evan Edinger. The American accent that sounds Southern, Canadian, British, and more at the same time! Thanks to NordVPN for sponsoring! https://nordvpn.com/evan Starring Rob Words! https://youtube.com/@RobWords Thanks so much for watching! This video has taken me an absolute age to create! I started working on it last summer, and it ballooned and ballooned! But…

Proof That Most Water Purifiers Don’t Work!

From Project Farm. The Water Filtration Systems were tested for their ability to remove copper, dye, fluoride, and chlorine from water. The Water Filtration Systems were also tested to see how long it takes to filter 2 cups of water. Dreo, Megahome, ZeroWater, Clearly Filtered, Epic Water Filters, LifeStraw, Aquagear, Seychelle, Amazon Basics, Brita, PUR,…

The magic of adding random noise to black and white images.

From Standup Mathematician. Applications for AMP are open until 11th March! https://jane-st.co/SUM-AMP-2026 The full puzzle is pasted below. Come and see me on tour – live and undithered! https://standupmaths.com/shows Check out JRH’s video about Return of the Obra Dinn’s pixel art: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_3qzyAHMoUU And this great demo by Visual Rambling: https://visualrambling.space/dithering-part-1/ Huge thanks to my Patreon…

How to Eat Like Nikola Tesla

From Tasting History with Max Miller. Support the Channel with Patreon ► https://www.patreon.com/tastinghistory Recipe at https://www.tastinghistory.com/recipes Order the TASTING HISTORY COOKBOOK: https://amzn.to/42O10Lx Merch ► https://crowdmade.com/collections/tastinghistory Instagram ► https://www.instagram.com/tastinghistorywithmaxmiller/ Twitter ► https://twitter.com/TastingHistory1 Tiktok ► TastingHistory Reddit ► https://www.reddit.com/r/TastingHistory/ Discord ► https://discord.gg/d7nbEpy Send mail to: Tasting History 22647 Ventura Blvd, Suite 323 Los Angeles, CA 91364 #tesla

The Bone Cave – Objectivity 305

From Objectivity. We dig through the Royal Society archives to look at the history a famous bone cave. More links below ↓↓↓ Objectivity on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/objectivity Featuring Keith Moore of the Royal Society speaking with Brady. Check out these other bone-based episodes… Bone Shadows: https://youtu.be/94jqFSv64IM Dinosaur Footprints: https://youtu.be/4mGnHIo9Sh8 Subscribe to Objectivity: http://bit.ly/Objectivity_Sub Films by James…

The United States of Men #usa #map #history

From Phil Edwards. I was sort of surprised! It all makes sense, but I’d never thought about it. Find me elsewhere: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/philedwardsinc/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/philedwardsinc Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/philedwardsinc Some music by the inimitable Tom Fox via Chromatic: https://tfbeats.com/ Where I get some music (Free trial affiliate link): https://share.epidemicsound.com/olkrqv My camera, as of February 2022 (affiliate link):…

Can You Decode This Hex Number? – Hexadecimal Explained

From Math Queen. In this math video I (Susanne) explain the hexadecimal system in a clear and easy way. You’ll learn how to convert hexadecimal numbers into decimal step by step and how to convert decimal numbers back into hexadecimal. With several examples, you’ll understand the method and be able to solve similar problems on…

The Ultimate 2026 Battery Test

From Mrwhosetheboss. Full battery life drain test, thermals test and performance test of the new Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra vs iPhone 17 Pro Max vs Google Pixel 10 Pro XL vs OnePlus 15 vs Oppo Find X9 Pro vs Xiaomi 17 Ultra vs Samsung S25 Ultra! Go to https://surfshark.com/boss or use code BOSS at checkout…

What Is a Neutron Bomb?

From Curious Droid. It was claimed by its designer to be the cleanest and most humane weapon ever built but it has gone down in history as the very opposite and created an uproar when the US went ahead and built it for deployment in Europe to counter the threat of a massive Soviet tank…

Can THIS Dry a Load of Clothes?

From Freakin’ Reviews. Today I’m testing Amazon’s #1 best-selling portable dryer by Mojoco to see if it actually deserves that title. I ran it through multiple real-world tests, including small loads, heavier clothes like jeans and hoodies, a full 9-shirt stress test, and even a head-to-head comparison against air drying indoors and outdoors. Does it…

Surely it Breaks The 2nd Law

From Steve Mould. If you’d like to learn more about AMP visit: https://jane-st.co/SM-AMP-2026 A vortex tube splits a stream of air into hot and cold! This is how it works and why it doesn’t violate the second law of thermodynamics. You can buy my books here: https://stevemould.com/books You can support me on Patreon and get…

The Deadliest Design Mistakes in History

From Design Theory. Download AnyDesk for free today using my link: https://Anydesk.com/DesignTheory BECOME A PATRON: https://www.patreon.com/JohnMauriello CHECK OUT MY OTHER SOCIALS: DISCORD: https://discord.gg/hFw55nh TWITTER: https://twitter.com/john_mauriello IG: https://www.instagram.com/mauriellodesign/ LINKEDIN: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mauriellojohn/ All content directed, written and (partially) edited by John Mauriello. John Mauriello has been working professionally as an industrial designer since 2010. He is a former…

My Custom AI Went Superhuman Yesterday…

From Dave’s Garage. I spent a year building an AI to master the hardest version of Tempest ever made… and yesterday it beat my official world record. What started as a stubborn engineering experiment turned into a full-blown machine learning breakthrough, complete with 15 million frames of gameplay, a custom MAME socket bridge, prioritized replay,…

this sh*t is crazy

From Michael Burns. Go to https://surfshark.com/burns or use code BURNS at checkout to get 4 extra months of Surfshark VPN! at the core of the "looksmaxxing" movement is a really boring nihilism that sadly reflects the logic of our contemporary era in an all too stark way. also these young men make me so sad…

This is Going to be Very Messy

From hankschannel. I recorded this video like three months ago which seems like a billion years in AI time, but it holds up! (and we even talk some about the things that have become more pressing…like AI deciding whether it should kill someone for the military and Claude Code’s breakout impact.) Check out Cal’s new…

Poor Shaftmanship – SUZUKI GS850 Review

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They Reinvented Reversi! The Ultimate Smart Board Game!

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Babish Comfort Food Marathon

From Babish. Save 50% on your system and your first month is free when you sign up for a professional monitoring. Visit https://SimpliSafe.com/BABISH to customize yours! Try SimpliSafe risk-free. If you don’t love it, return it for a full refund within 60 days. Make sure to follow us on IG: @simplisafe TikTok: @simplisafeofficial Music by…

Fine. Let’s Do This.

From Scores Unstitched. You asked for it. 😘 🎬 C R E D I T S Written, Performed, and Edited by Cait Frizzell Produced and Directed by Rabin Iseger 🔗 L I N K S & S O U R C E S -Busting the ‘Vibrato Is Natural’ Myth: https://youtu.be/RaQQNy8TLQo?si=yBlQjcgBwn8c1_py "Golden Vibrato Area" Sources: -William…