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Headline Tag: Canada Rating: Amazing Hits: 1003 Comments: 0 Canada and US Bizarre Border Canada and US Bizarre Border CGP Grey explains the US/Canada border. User: loqi Jun 7, 2013 6:39 PM
Unmoderated Tag: Politics Rating: No Votes Hits: 63 Comments: 0 Testimony of Farea Al-Muslimi Testimony of Farea Al-Muslimi [WASHINGTON, DC] Farea Al-Muslimi, a Yemeni youth activist and writer, testified today at a hearing of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights and Human Rights chaired by Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) on the moral, legal and constitutional issues surrounding targeted killings and the use of drones. User: the_monk Apr 24, 2013 10:02 PM
Headline Tag: Cults and Religions Rating: Amazing Hits: 1084 Comments: 2 CGP Grey: Vatican City Explained CGP Grey: Vatican City Explained CGP Grey gives us what they forgot to teach us in school about the Vatican City. What is this nation state, and how did it get that way? User: loqi Apr 9, 2013 3:10 PM
Headline Tag: Politics Rating: Good Hits: 2244 Comments: 1 Where US Politics Came From: Crash Course Where US Politics Came From: Crash Course In the beginning, soon after the US constitution was adopted, politics were pretty non-existent. George Washington was elected president with no opposition, everything was new and exciting, and everyone just got along. For several months. Then the contentious debate about the nature of the United States began, and it continues to this day. Washington and his lackey/handler Alexander Hamilton pursued an elitist program of federalism. They attempted to strengthen the central government, create a strong nation-state, and leave less of the governance to the states, They wanted to create debt, encourage manufacturing, and really modernize the new nation. The opposition, creatively known as the anti-federalists, wanted to build some kind of agrarian pseudo-paradise where every (white) man could have his own farm, and live a free, self-reliant life. The founding father who epitomized this view was Thomas Jefferson. By the time Adams became president, the anti-federalists had gotten the memo about how alienating a name like anti-federalist can be. It's so much more appealing to voters if your party is for something rather than being defined by what you're against, you know? In any case, Jefferson and his acolytes changed their name to the Democratic-Republican Party, which covered a lot of bases, and proceeded to protest nearly everything Adams did. Lest you think this week is all boring politics,you'll be thrilled to hear this episode has a Whiskey Rebellion, a Quasi-War, anti-French sentiment, some controversial treaties, and something called the XYZ Affair, which sounds very exciting. User: loqi Apr 4, 2013 5:35 PM
Headline Tag: Science Rating: Amazing Hits: 840 Comments: 0 Minute Physics: Parallel Universes Minute Physics: Parallel Universes Henry gives us a quick rundown of some multiverse models including bubble universes, branes, and the many worlds interpretation of quantum mechanics. Music by Nathaniel Schroeder http://www.soundcloud.com/drschroeder Drums by Jason Burger http://masonjarmusic.com Thanks to Nima Doroud and TED-Ed for contributions. User: loqi Apr 2, 2013 2:55 PM
Headline Tag: Science Rating: Good Hits: 645 Comments: 0 Science of 'Plan B' Emergency Contraception Science of 'Plan B' Emergency Contraception What are the physiological mechanisms behind emergency contraception? ASAP Science schools us on what happens when the condom breaks. User: loqi Mar 28, 2013 6:35 PM
Headline Tag: Politics Rating: Good Hits: 967 Comments: 2 45 Odd Facts About US Presidents 45 Odd Facts About US Presidents John Green rapid-fires 45 amusing facts about U.S. presidents. User: loqi Mar 27, 2013 10:57 PM
Headline Tag: Television Rating: Amazing Hits: 1041 Comments: 1 35 Facts About Mr. Fred Rogers - mental_floss 35 Facts About Mr. Fred Rogers - mental_floss This week, John Green discusses 35 facts about our favorite neighbor, Mr. Fred Rogers, who would have turned 85 years old on March 20th. User: loqi Mar 20, 2013 2:40 PM
Headline Tag: Science Rating: Good Hits: 813 Comments: 1 Why is the Sky Any Color? Why is the Sky Any Color? Why is the sky blue? It's a question that you'd think kids have been asking for thousands of years, but it might not be that old at all. The ancient Greek poet Homer never used a word for blue in The Odyssey or The Iliad, because blue is one of the last colors that cultures pick out a word for. User: loqi Mar 11, 2013 10:26 AM
Unmoderated Tag: Humor Rating: Ok Hits: 116 Comments: 0 The Human Test (Volume 2) The Human Test (Volume 2) Volume 2 of the Human Test by Ze Frank. User: loqi Mar 8, 2013 9:21 AM
Unmoderated Tag: Music Rating: Good Hits: 113 Comments: 0 e-Mnozil Brass, Lonely Boy e-Mnozil Brass, Lonely Boy Brass Band multitasking. User: loqi Mar 8, 2013 9:08 AM
Headline Tag: Crash Course Rating: Good Hits: 1059 Comments: 1 Taxes & Smuggling: Prelude to Revolution Taxes & Smuggling: Prelude to Revolution John Green teaches us about the roots of the American Revolution. The Revolution did not start on July 4, 1776. The Revolutionary War didn't start on July 4 either. (as you remember, I'm sure, the Revolution and the Revolutionary War are not the same thing) The shooting started on April 19, 1775, at Lexington and/or Concord, MA. Or the shooting started with the Boston Massacre on March 5, 1770. At least we can pin down the Declaration of Independence to July 4, 1776. Except that most of the signers didn't sign until August 2. The point is that the beginning of the Revolution is very complex and hard to pin down. John will lead you through the bramble of taxes, royal decrees, acts of parliament, colonial responses, and various congresses. We'll start with the end of the Seven Years War, and the bill that the British ran up fighting the war. This led to taxes on colonial trade, which led to colonists demanding representation, which led to revolution. It all seems very complicated, but Crash Course will get you through it in about 12 minutes. User: loqi Mar 7, 2013 10:46 PM
Headline Tag: Science Rating: Good Hits: 626 Comments: 0 Smarter Every Day: Astronaut Reorientation Smarter Every Day: Astronaut Reorientation Destin and Sadie ask the crew of the International Space Station whether it's possible for them to change their orientation by non-holonomic body gyrations. They demonstrate the technique. User: loqi Mar 2, 2013 8:43 PM
Headline Tag: Crash Course Rating: Good Hits: 701 Comments: 1 The Seven Years War and the Great Awakening The Seven Years War and the Great Awakening John Green teaches us about how a war and a religious revival set the groundwork for an rebellion against British rule in the North American colonies. The Seven Years' War was actually a global war that went on for nine years. I think I'm having trouble making this clear. Anyway, the part of this global war that happened in North America was the French and Indian War. The French and Indian tribes were the force opposing the British, so that's the name that stuck. Meanwhile, the Great Awakening religious revival was sweeping the country, introducing new ideas about religion and how it should be practiced. At the same time thinkers like John Locke were rethinking the relationship between rulers and the ruled. So in this highly charged atmosphere, you can just imagine what would happen if the crown started trying to exert more control over the colonies. The colonists would probably just rise up, right? We'll see what happens next week. User: loqi Mar 2, 2013 8:18 PM
Headline Tag: Reference Rating: Good Hits: 978 Comments: 1 Top 25 Life Hacks of Reddit Top 25 Life Hacks of Reddit The 25 Top Life Pro Tips! Individuals shared them, the collective intelligence of Reddit sorted and vetted them, all Hank did was make a video putting them all in one place. User: loqi Mar 2, 2013 8:15 PM
Unmoderated Tag: Politics Rating: No Votes Hits: 126 Comments: 0 The U.S. Debt Ceiling Explained The U.S. Debt Ceiling Explained So, what is this United States debt limit ceiling thingie, anyway? But what is it, really? CGP Grey explains. User: loqi Feb 22, 2013 11:20 AM
Permanent Tag: New York Rating: Good Hits: 151 Comments: 0 Crash Course US: Quakers, Dutch and Ladies Crash Course US: Quakers, Dutch and Ladies John Green teaches us about some of the colonies that were not in Virginia or Massachussetts. Old New York was once New Amsterdam. Why they changed it, I can say; ENGLISH people just liked it better that way, and when the English took New Amssterdam in 1643, that's just what they did. Before the English got there though, the colony was full of Dutch people who treated women pretty fairly, and allowed free black people to hold jobs. John also discusses Penn's Woods, also known as Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania was (briefly) a haven of religious freedom, and William Penn dealt relatively fairly with the natives his colony displaced. Of course, as soon as Penn died, the colonist started abusing the natives immediately. We venture as far south as the Carolina colonies, where the slave labor economy was taking shape. John also takes on the idea of the classless society in America, and the beginning of the idea of the American dream. It turns out that in spite of the lofty dream that everyone had an equal shot in the new world, there were elites in the colonies. And these elites tended to be in charge. And then their kids tended to take over when they died. So yeah, not quite an egalitarian paradise. In addition to all this, we get into the Salem Witch Trials, the treatment of women in the colonies, and colonial economics. User: loqi Feb 21, 2013 5:12 PM
Headline Tag: Humor Rating: Good Hits: 874 Comments: 1 Ze Frank: Take The Human Test (Volume. 1.1.1) Ze Frank: Take The Human Test (Volume. 1.1.1) Ze Frank gives you a test to determine your human-ness. User: loqi Feb 20, 2013 2:36 PM
Headline Tag: Cults and Religions Rating: Amazing Hits: 1177 Comments: 0 CGP Grey: How to Become Pope CGP Grey: How to Become Pope C. G. P. Grey drops some knowledge on how you can pick up the Pontiff gig for yourself. Someone's got to succeed Benedict XVI. Why not you? User: loqi Feb 19, 2013 10:41 AM
Headline Tag: Science Rating: Amazing Hits: 930 Comments: 1 And Still They Move: Ann Druyan on Carl Sagan And Still They Move: Ann Druyan on Carl Sagan Ann Druyan tells the story of her professional relationship with Carl Sagan morphing into a personal courtship, as featured on Radiolab. They worked together on the Voyager interstellar probe, bonding over the "Messages from Earth" project. Here are the sounds: http://voyager.jpl.nasa.gov/spacecraft/sounds.html User: loqi Feb 15, 2013 11:24 AM
Headline Tag: Humor Rating: Amazing Hits: 761 Comments: 0 2013 Golden Crocoduck Nominee: Adnan Oktar 2013 Golden Crocoduck Nominee: Adnan Oktar It's Crocoduck time again! Adnan Oktar a.k.a. Harun Yahya gets the first nomination of the season for his groundbreaking work of Creationistist scientific research, The Atlas of Creation. The Golden Crocoduck is awarded every year for the biggest breach of the ninth commandment in pursuit of the creationist cause. Voting is in September, and the winner is announced on October 28, the feast day of St. Jude Thaddeus, patron saint of lost causes User: loqi Feb 15, 2013 4:06 AM
Permanent Tag: Crash Course Rating: No Votes Hits: 215 Comments: 0 Crash Course US: Natives and the English Crash Course US: Natives and the English John Green covers relations between the early English colonists and the native people the encountered in the New World. In short, these relations were poor. As soon as they arrived, the English were in conflict with the native people. At Jamestown, Captain John Smith briefly managed to get the colony on pretty solid footing with the local tribes, but it didn't last, and a long series of wars with the natives ensued. This pattern would continue throughout US history, with settlers pushing into native lands and pushing the inhabitants further west. In this episode, we learn about Wahunsunacawh (who the English called Powhatan) his daughter Pocahontas, King Philip's (aka Metacom) War, and the Mystic Massacre. User: loqi Feb 14, 2013 3:40 PM
Unmoderated Tag: Science Rating: No Votes Hits: 114 Comments: 1 Crash Course Chemistry: The Atomic Nucleus Crash Course Chemistry: The Atomic Nucleus So, what is chemistry, anyway? Hank does his best to convince us that chemistry is not torture, but is instead the amazing and beautiful science of stuff. Chemistry can tell us how three tiny particles - the proton, neutron and electron - come together in trillions of combinations to form ... everything. In this inaugural episode of Crash Course Chemistry, we start out with one of the biggest ideas in chemistry ever - stuff is made from atoms. More specifically, we learn about the properties of the nucleus and why they are important to defining what an atom actually is. User: loqi Feb 11, 2013 6:46 PM
Headline Tag: Crash Course Rating: Good Hits: 567 Comments: 0 Crash Course US: Colonizing America Crash Course US: Colonizing America John teaches us about the (English) colonies in what is now the United States. He covers the first permanent English colony at Jamestown, Virginia, the various havens for persecuted religions in Maryland and Massachusetts, and even a bit about the spooky lost colony at Roanoke Island. User: loqi Feb 7, 2013 6:08 PM
Headline Tag: Politics Rating: Good Hits: 640 Comments: 0 RAP NEWS 16: The Great Gun Debate RAP NEWS 16: The Great Gun Debate Are guns there to stop tyranny? Is tyranny already here? Are there other ways of stopping it than stocking up on munitions? Welcome, Minutemen, to Rap News 18, where we take a few minutes to explore one of the great debates taking place in the Divided States of America. It seems that no matter how high the body count on the latest attempt at topping the civilian shoot'em-up high-score table, this perennial debate shows no sign of abating, having morphed into a vigorous exegisis of the 2nd Command...err.... Amendment, as Americans seek to make sense of the original intentions of the great con-Founding Fathers. Persuasive arguments have been levied from both sides; and yet both have failed to convince the other. Is this the quintessential impasse? Join Robert Foster as he sets out to squeeze the juice from this most explosive of current debates - featuring our two special regular guests: that son of a gun Terence Moonseed, and the big gun General Baxter. User: loqi Feb 7, 2013 11:28 AM
 
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