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Dynamic Patterns in Water as Analogue Models
Rupert shows how wave-patterns can give rise to forms, and discusses the history of liquid computers. A talk by Rupert at the International Conference on the Physics, Chemistry and Biology of Water, in Bad Soden, Germany, in October 2019. Home … Continue reading
Lingthusiasm Episode 45: Tracing languages back before recorded history
Language is much older than writing. But audio and visual cues from sounds and signs don’t leave physical traces the way writing does. So when linguists want to figure out how people talked before history started being recorded, we need … Continue reading
Is Glass a Liquid?
Stained glass is thicker at the bottom – so is it a liquid? Earth’s mantle enables plate tectonics, so is it a liquid? Check out Audible: http://bit.ly/AudibleVe Sign up for the mailing list: http://www.veritasium.com Pitch drop experiment: http://www.thetenthwatch.com
Protecting the Planet with Earth’s Guardians
We can all find small ways to make our world a better place. In the fourth episode of “That’s Amazing”‘ we meet: a boar hunter preserving tradition and protecting birds in the wettest place on earth, an artist who transforms … Continue reading
Artist Colorizes 40 Old Photos, And It Might Change The Way You Perceive History | Bored Panda
There’s just something raw about looking at a person and seeing the color of their eyes. You don’t get that with a monochromic image. #2 Helen Keller Greeting Charlie Chaplin By Feeling His Features Mads Madsen is 25 years old … Continue reading
Engines of Ingenuity No. 422: SHOT TOWER
by John H. Lienhard Click here for audio of Episode 422. Today, we let nature do our work for us. The University of Houston’s College of Engineering presents this series about the machines that make our civilization run, and the … Continue reading
Shot Tower: How Lead Shot is Made (1950) | British Pathé
(FILM ID:1273.07) Lead shot making in Edmonton, Greater London. L/Ss of large tower. The commentator says that the tower is “one of three in the whole of England designed for making lead shot.” M/Ss of bars of lead. C/U of … Continue reading
THE MAKING(English Version) (314)The Making of Steel Balls
This edition of the series of programs explaining the technology used to produce items that are familiar in our daily life features ‘Steel Balls’. A bicycle wheel spins smoothly because the wheel axle contains ball bearings. The steel balls inside … Continue reading
The city is a lie
The ancient city of Alexandria lies on a narrow strip of Mediterranean coast to the west of the Nile delta. To the south is Lake Mariout, which once hemmed in the city rather closely, but has been reduced over the … Continue reading
BBC World Service – The Food Chain, Dominique Crenn: My life in five dishes
How a six-month-old orphan went on to become a three Michelin star chef. Abandoned by her biological mother at six months old, a victim of sexual harassment and discrimination in the kitchen, and a recent breast cancer survivor – Dominique … Continue reading
