Video projectors used to be ridiculously cool

From Technology Connections. Three of them. That’s three times more than usual! Other stuff: Technology Connections on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/techconnectify.bsky.social Technology Connections on Mastodon: https://mas.to/@TechConnectify Have you ever noticed that I’ve never done that whole influencer thing? Well, except maybe this one time? If you think socks for charity counts. Anyway, that’s all thanks to people…

Did Health Insurance Subsidies Shut Down the Government?

From Healthcare Triage. Some people are saying ACA subsidies are behind the shutdown. Some are saying that’s not the case. Both parties have very different stories about what’s going on. What are they saying? Related HCT episodes: The Pitfalls of Cost-sharing in Health Insurance: https://youtu.be/DPHJV6tSpd0 Be sure to check out our podcast! Other Healthcare Triage…

Make Chords That Vibe Using The Wormhole Method

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These Scam Glasses See Through Clothes? (Uh, No!) – Krazy Ken’s Tech Talk

From Computer Clan. Disk Pro Kickstarter campaign: https://bit.ly/4najCjk SHARGE Official website: https://bit.ly/4gxEbDK You can support this channel on Patreon! Link below… Krazy Ken finds X-ray glasses that claim to see through objects and people’s clothes. Well, let’s debunk this… with help from Lieutenant Disillusion! Check out recent episodes: Get my wallpapers! ● https://Patreon.com/KrazyKen Get Ken’s…

The Bizarre Bases of Antenna Towers

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Silicon Valley is watching ALL of us

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The Tiny Scorpions* In Your House

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I’m Done Building For Friends

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Why Life on Mars Will DOOM Humanity

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Why These Rooms Disappeared From Our Homes

From “Stewart Hicks”. ( YouTube / Nebula ) Watch my next video about how La-Z-Boy dominated living rooms right now (https://nebula.tv/videos/stewarthicks-how-lazboy-won-the-comfort-war) Get Nebula using my link for 40% off an annual subscription: https://go.nebula.tv/stewarthicks Old house plans often included a room called the parlor. Today, most of us live without one. So what were they for,…

Catalytic converters are simple, but getting them to work is not

From Technology Connections. It’s catalactually a pretty cool idea. Other stuff: Technology Connections on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/techconnectify.bsky.social Technology Connections on Mastodon: https://mas.to/@TechConnectify Have you ever noticed that I’ve never done that whole influencer thing? That’s all thanks to people like you! Viewer support through Patreon keeps this channel independent and possible. If you’d like to join…

Why Britain Cares So Much About the Falklands

From “Wendover Productions”. ( YouTube / Nebula ) To learn for free on Brilliant, go to https://Brilliant.org/Wendover Brilliant’s also given our viewers 20% off an annual Premium subscription, which gives you unlimited daily access to everything on Brilliant. Youtube: http://www.YouTube.com/WendoverProductions Instagram: http://Instagram.com/sam.from.wendover Twitter: http://www.Twitter.com/WendoverPro Sponsorship Enquiries: wendover@standard.tv Other emails: sam@wendover.productions Reddit: http://Reddit.com/r/WendoverProductions Writing by Sam…

How NYC Is Banning Cars on Broadway

From “City Beautiful”. ( YouTube / Nebula ) Register for TomTom MOVE and try it for 30 days: https://www.tomtom.com/citybeautiful Broadway used to be called "Automobile Row," but today, block by block, the City of New York is redesigning the street to minimize or eliminate cars. The stretch between Columbus Circle and Union Square looks completely…

Dysprosium (new) – Periodic Table of Videos

From Periodic Videos. It’s a new video about Dysprosium, a metal named after its own elusiveness. More links and info in full description ↓↓↓ Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/periodicvideos Here’s the latest version our table of patrons: http://periodicvideos.com/patreon_table/table.jpg This video features Professor Sir Martyn Poliakoff and senior technician Neil Barnes at the University of Nottingham’s…

Are these the luckiest dice rolls in TV history?

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Data is Disappearing from Government Sources

From Healthcare Triage. In February 2025, the New York Times reported the removal of more than 8,000 pages from federal websites, including content on vaccines, veterans’ services, hate crimes, and health research. Efforts to remove, restructure, or completely eliminate public health information from federal websites undermine the essential infrastructure that scientists, clinicians, health policy makers,…

Introduction to Transportation – City Beautiful Basics

From “City Beautiful”. ( YouTube / Nebula ) People need to get from origins to destinations in cities, and they do that by using different modes of transportation: cars, bikes, buses, and feet. Transportation planning makes sure people can get places safely, efficiently, and quickly. This is part of the new "Basics" series. Three more…

Turning a Trumpet Sample into a Jazz House Track

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The Incredible Evolution Of Large Ship Engines

From New Mind. ▶️ Check out Opera: https://opr.as/09-Opera-browser-newmind An exploration of the incredible evolution of marine engines, from the dawn of container shipping to the high-tech, hybrid systems of tomorrow. We explore how one engine design came to dominate the world’s oceans and what the future holds for global trade. THE BIRTH OF THE MODERN…

Dragonflies Are Not What You Think

From Real Science. ( YouTube / Nebula ) To get 20% off an annual premium subscription to Brilliant, go to https://brilliant.org/realscience/ Watch this video ad-free on Nebula: https://nebula.tv/videos/realscience-why-dragonfly-larvae-are-even-scarier-than-the-adults SUBSCRIBE TO MY NEWSLETTER https://stephaniesammann.substack.com Thanks to Marla Garrison and Steve Valley for their incredible imagery of dragonfly nymphs. Check out their work here: https://widragonflysociety.org/pdf/DamselfliesofChicagolandrevised.pdf 2:25 min…

Tragic ABANDONED Plane Crash in the Forest

From “Bright Sun Films”. ( YouTube / Nebula ) Atop a mountain, deep in a forest, lays a truly unbelievable abandoned sight. This is the crash of a USAF B-36 bomber which crash landed here in the 1950’s. Since it’s tragic and dramatic end, it has sat here completely untouched. Join me today as we…

why millennials have no taste

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Why China Banned Weird Architecture

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A century-old knot conjecture was wrong all along

From Standup Mathematician. Come see me on tour! https://standupmaths.com/shows/ Check out the paper: https://arxiv.org/pdf/2506.24088 Thanks so much to Mark Brittenham and Susan Hermiller at University of Nebraska at Lincoln for talking me through it. Huge thanks to my Patreon supporters. I can knot overstate my appreciation for them. https://www.patreon.com/standupmaths CORRECTIONS – None yet, let me…

what if humans forgot how to make CPUs?

From LaurieWired. What happens if we can’t make another CPU…ever? What fails first? How long would datacenters last? Does the Internet start to fracture? Of course, it’s a hypothetical thought experiment. But it’s interesting to think what chips will stand the test of time, and which might fail sooner than you think! — Here are…

We have statistical evidence that people are mildly psychic

From Standup Mathematician. Learn more about the Jane Street internships at https://jane-st.co/internship25-SUM Ben’s Zener Test: https://zenertest.bensparks.co.uk/ Huge thanks to Ben Sparks (and their brother Tim) for making the site, collecting the data and sharing the story with me. You can book Ben to give a maths talk in your school, university or magic society: https://www.bensparks.co.uk/…

Stop Producing Music. Start Harvesting It.

From Jaron Lopez. Struggling to make chords, drums, bass, and melody fit together? Stop starting from scratch, unlock the full musical puzzle with Vible Vol. 1 – the complete music production toolkit. 👉 Vible Vol. 1 – The Complete Music Production Toolkit Chords that Vibe • Drums that Evolve • Bass Lines that Lock •…