4 Plants that Hunt Underground
Adults Environment Life Nature Science BiologyCarnivorous plants tend to live in environments where the soil can’t provide enough of the nutrients they need to survive, so they have developed all sorts of methods to trap and consume the critters of the area, including hunting underground!
You Don’t Actually Know What Your Future Self Wants | Shankar Vedantam | TED
Adults Education Human Psychology Self"You are constantly becoming a new person," says journalist Shankar Vendantam. In a talk full of beautiful storytelling, he explains the profound impact of something he calls the "illusion of continuity" -- the belief that our future selves will share the same views, perspectives and hopes as our current selves -- and shows how we can more proactively craft the people we are to become.
How Entomologists Use Insects to Solve Crimes | WIRED
Adults Animals Industry Life Science Justice Psychology"Insects never lie. Insects are tiny witnesses," says forensic entomologist Dr. Paola Magni. On a crime scene, insects like maggots play a key role in determining time of death. Dr. Magni uses the learnings from these insects to give justice to victims.
Harp Seal Pups are Losing their Homes I Our Frozen Planet I BBC Earth
Adults Animals Life Travel Environment ScienceOn opposite ends of our planet, two remarkably similar stories are playing out... and what links them is our changing climate. Meet the scientists witnessing events unfold in these polar regions, and discover their hopes for a better future.
Tidepooling along the Pacific Coast | National Geographic
Adults Life Nature Travel FoodNature’s incredible details take on new meaning for chef Melissa King as she joins National Geographic Photographer and Explorer Anand Varma to explore coastal tide pools and craft a recipe inspired by her discoveries. Paid Content for Mazda.
5 Day Build with Fish Pond
Adults Construction Creativity Nature DIY SurvivalAbout Primitive Survival Tool : We Have 3 People In the wild , Mr Pen Sann : ( Actor ) Mr Sophal : ( Actor ) Mr Kimhout (Camera Man). In this video we going to show you about Build Fish Pond In front of Underground Roof Grass Hobbit House With Simple Tool as full video with very simple tools and skill!
Why you procrastinate even when it feels bad
Adults Health Human PsychologyExplore what happens in the brain to trigger procrastination, and what strategies you can use to break the cycle of this harmful practice.
A Molecule-Thick Coating Changes What a Surface Does, Thanks to Nanoscience
Adults Creativity Education ScienceThis episode was made in partnership with The Kavli Prize. The Kavli Prize honors scientists for breakthroughs in astrophysics, nanoscience and neuroscience — transforming our understanding of the big, the small, and the complex.
King Penguins and Melting Glaciers I Our Frozen Planet I BBC Earth
Adults Animals Life Nature Environment WildlifeMelting glaciers in South Georgia have opened up new habitat for penguin colonies, but the impacts of ice loss globally are far-reaching – with potentially devastating consequences. If Greenland’s ice sheet were to fully melt, global sea levels could rise by seven metres. Can we work together for a different future?
Exploring the Active Volcano of Mauna Loa | National Geographic
Adults Food Life Nature Travel ScienceNational Geographic Explorer Andrés Ruzo joins chef Melissa King in Hawaii to summit the world's largest active volcano, source local ingredients, and create a dish inspired by the island. Paid Content for Mazda.
Primitive Technology: Smelting Iron In Brick Furnaces
Adults Education Life Nature Science Technology EngineeringI made 3 furnaces from bricks using different configurations to test their effectiveness. The benefit of using bricks to make a furnace is that it's quicker, easier, re-useable and portable relative to a furnace constructed in-situ from clay.
Whiskey Lamb Shanks | Friday Night Feast | Jamie Oliver
Adults Family Film Food CookingIt's friday night and we've got an incredible recipe for you to try this weekend. This dish is inspired by Scotland, using the delicious flavours of haggis. The lamb is so tender it just falls off the bone, served with a rish sauce and cheesey mash. What more could you want!
What Happens if a Supervolcano Blows Up?
Adults Life Nature World Science GeologyThe Earth is a gigantic ball of semi-molten rock, with a heart of iron as hot as the surface of the Sun. Titanic amounts of heat left over from its birth and the radioactive decay of trillions of tons of radioactive elements find no escape but up.