TYT: Sarah Palin is still stupid
Sarah Palin spews forth incoherent talking points in an interview with Barbara Walters.
View ArticleGentle Giant - I Lost my Head
Great live version of a really great song, from what is currently my favourite GG album (Interview).
View ArticleHagfish makes a knot
A hagfish makes a knot on itself, apparently in order to escape from the researcher's grip on its tail.
View ArticleGhastly homophobic Ugandan law supported by US fundie group
Uganda is about to pass a horrible law that would have them imprison homosexuals for life and execute them if they are HIV-positive. It also includes a three-year prison sentence for anyone who fails...
View ArticleThe Bohr-Einstein debates as told by puppets
Chad Orzel uses his animal puppets to re-enact the debates that went on between Niels Bohr and Albert Einstein on the fundamentals of quantum mechanics.
View ArticleOctopi avoiding predators, mating and having fun
A fantastic compilation of octopus footage.
View ArticleHow the mysterious Norwegian sky spiral might have formed
A simulation of how a piece of space junk (for instance a failed rocket booster) would behave if it was ejecting some kind of fuel, and how it would look like from the ground. It shows a remarkable...
View ArticleSubstance dualism
QualiaSoup gives a shattering argument against substance dualism, the idea that there are two kinds of stuff: Physical stuff and non-physical stuff, and that this non-physical stuff are crucial for...
View ArticleLarry Lessig has a solution to all your political problems
I found this important in light of recent developments in the health care bill. Lawrence Lessig is pushing a bill to change the way campaigns for the US congress are funded. Among other things, it...
View ArticlePoulenc: Trois Pièces
1. Pastorale 2. Hymne 3. Toccata Three nice pieces by French composer Poulenc. I love how these pieces mix the classical and modern styles. According to YT comments this is recorded in Lausanne by...
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