Does your dog like toys? What do you think she imagines when thinking of her favorite toy? In this new study, published in the Journal of Animal Cognition, we examine how typical family dogs and dogs... continue reading

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From Youtube, "I stumbled on this mouse a while back and have been trying to figure out exactly how it works for a while. I think I worked it out, so here are my guesses, plus some elaboration about how... continue reading

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Fantastic Infosec sea chanty - how to secure your online presence. Twitter: To reach the ~youth~ we're going to have to make infosec sea shanties, aren't we? Guess so! Behold the tale of kid who reuses... continue reading

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https://www.iter.org/ In southern France, 35 nations* are collaborating to build the world's largest tokamak, a magnetic fusion device that has been designed to prove the feasibility of fusion as a... continue reading

posted by eric3579 2 years 1 week ago • 922 views • 7:59

Createk third-arm : Supernumerary robotic arm powered by magnetorheological clutches and an hydrostatic transmission. Fast enough to compensate for human motions while being safe for physical human-robot interaction. ... continue reading

posted by newtboy 2 years 1 month 3 weeks ago • 111 views • 2:51

NASA’s MAVEN (Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution) spacecraft has discovered “layers” and “rifts” in the electrically charged part of the upper atmosphere (the ionosphere) of Mars. The phenomenon... continue reading

posted by eric3579 2 years 6 months ago • 335 views • 2:19

YouTube description: It’s amazing what Anne Rosat can do with a pair of scissors. This 83-year-old artist has been depicting life in the Swiss Alps through the folk art known as papercutting for 50... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 2 years 10 months 3 weeks ago • 450 views • 2:58

YouTube description: The Citicorp Center repair is a classic engineering case study of how mistakes must be avoided in engineering and construction of public works. A skyscraper in New York City needed... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 3 years 2 months ago • 1,277 views • 8:24

YouTube description: Skiing and sledding down a mountain? Amateur hour. Try rolling through on a wooden bike. Say hello to the Velogemel, a snow bike local to the Swiss town of Grindelwald. Named for... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 3 years 5 months 2 weeks ago • 375 views • 3:08

This is a Muonionalusta meteorite. The unique Widmanstätten pattern makes this one of the most beautiful meteorites. Showing this ring to new people really is amazing. Some people freak out completely... continue reading

posted by newtboy 3 years 5 months 2 weeks ago • 797 views • 11:12

YouTube description: After being diagnosed with a rare, potentially fatal brain condition known as Moyamoya, Jennifer Lee was forced to face her own mortality and consider the things in life she held... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 3 years 6 months ago • 588 views • 10:01

Pinkman Goo is one of the most unique strains on earth!

posted by newtboy 3 years 6 months 1 week ago • 662 views • 1:47

Grama bay is gorgeous! Also, conversely, a place to see thousands of years of low-quality tagging from people of all backgrounds. From Pompeii Magnus to modern Albanian beach-goers, the walls ripple... continue reading

posted by nanrod 3 years 10 months 4 weeks ago • 177 views • 8:27

Bunkers! Albania's most visible uniqueness. A negative that's so definitive of the nation that it has almost become a positive.

posted by nanrod 3 years 11 months 1 week ago • 623 views • 10:42

YouTube description: For the past 30 years, Paul Francis has been crafting the perfect sound, honing his skills at a company that has been in the business of making cymbals for 400 years. Making cymbals... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 4 years ago • 829 views • 2:41

YouTube description: The type of sushi you’re probably most familiar with is haya-nare, a quick form of sushi made and consumed within a day using vinegared rice and raw fish. But there’s a second... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 4 years 1 month 2 weeks ago • 561 views • 2:55

They're not the only ones. YouTube: On the 4th of July, Americans like to celebrate the things that make the United States unique, and a lot of those things have to do with our geography. That remarkable... continue reading

posted by PlayhousePals 4 years 2 months 2 weeks ago • 559 views • 3:49

Copper has a unique effect with magnets. It is not magnetic itself but it will generate an electric field from a moving magnet and this field directly and immediately impacts the magnet.

From YT: 2014Footage of the rare event when the Space Station crosses the face of the Moon. The station flies at a speed of 30000km/h, meaning it takes about half a second to traverse the Lunar face.... continue reading

posted by Nephelimdream 4 years 8 months 1 week ago • 730 views • 1:12

YouTube: You might not need to throw away your broken glasses and get new ones anymore, thanks to these unique materials that can heal themselves!

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