How to Start a Fire in a Survival Situation | Basic Instincts | WIRED
AdultsEducationNatureHumanSurvivalHow-to... Dr. Bill Schindler, a professor of archeology and anthropology at Washington College, demonstrates a couple of the most effective methods for starting a fire in the wilderness with limited resources.
How Kodak Detected the Atomic Bomb
AdultsEducationHistoryHumanScience... Kodak detected the first atomic bomb before anyone else figured it out. Then they made a deal not to tell anyone. Thanks to HBO Max, and their new show raised by Wolves for sponsoring this video!
Is life meaningless? And other absurd questions - Nina Medvinskaya
AdultsEducationScienceWorldPhilosophy... Dive into Albert Camus’ philosophy of the absurd, and explore the question: if the world is meaningless, could our lives still hold value?
Why Don’t Sheep Shrink In The Rain?
AdultsAnimalsEducationScienceBiology... Getting wet isn’t REALLY what makes wool shrink; it merely exacerbates the friction between the wool fibers, which is stronger in one direction than another, so when agitated in the washer or dryer, they migrate in relation to each other in a process called “felting.”
The Mystery of Queen Nefertiti
AdultsEducationHistoryHumanCulture... Queen Nefertiti is one of the most famous queens of ancient Egypt, but the location of her tomb is still a mystery.
Why Are Adults Bad At New Languages?
AdultsEducationHumanPsychologyLanguage... Learning a new language as an adult is harder than doing so as a child because adults usually aren’t as invested and often use the wrong strategies.
Why haven’t we cured arthritis?
AdultsHealthHumanScienceEducation... Get to know the science behind what causes the stiff, creaky joints of the most common forms of arthritis and what you can do to prevent it.
How to triple your memory by using this trick
AdultsEducationHumanScienceSelf... Do you recall studying for your exams? You probably do. But do you remember how you studied, how you memorized French words or the year of the American civil war?
Einstein's twin paradox explained
AdultsEducationScienceSpace Follow two astronauts into outer space to explore time dilation and Einstein’s theory of relativity through the Twin Paradox thought experiment.
Making Liquid Nitrogen From Scratch!
AdultsEducationPhysicsScienceExperiments... I used a nitrogen membrane and Stirling cryocooler to liquefy nitrogen out of the air. For this video I partnered with Starbucks to celebrate their Nitro Cold Brew.
Can You Swim in Shade Balls?
AdultsEducationIndustrySciencePhysicsFun... I bought 10,000 shade balls and tried to swim in them. They appear to act like a non-Newtonian fluid: rigid under high shear stress, but they flow like a liquid under low shear.
Why should you read “The Master and Margarita”? - Alex Gendler
AdultsEducationMediaWritingBooksCulture... Get to know the Russian classic “The Master and Margarita,” a genre-defying blend of political satire and occult mysticism about a visit from the Devil.