'The most profound experience I can imagine': Emotional William Shatner recounts space trip
In briefA CNN segment showing William Shatner emotionally describing his Blue Origin suborbital flight to Jeff Bezos right after landing.
Life, Mind & Health
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Hazard perception test 2026: official DVSA guide
In briefThe UK DVSA's one-minute guide to the hazard perception part of the driving theory test, covering when to click and how to score well.
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Homer Simpson on Jealousy and Envy
In briefA short Simpsons clip in which Homer distinguishes between jealousy and envy.
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Polyworld: Using Evolution to Design Artificial Intelligence
In briefA 2007 Google Tech Talk introducing Polyworld, an artificial life simulator used to evolve artificial intelligence by designing worlds rather than minds. It presents results from ongoing attempts to evolve intelligent behavior.
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Magnus Carlsen's Mind-Blowing Memory! World Chess Champion tested
In briefGrandmaster David Howell tests Magnus Carlsen by showing him chess positions and asking which famous games they come from. Carlsen recognizes many almost instantly.
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Joshua Bell's 'Stop and Hear the Music' metro experiment | The Washington Post
In briefWashington Post video of the experiment in which violinist Joshua Bell played incognito at a D.C. metro station. It asks whether commuters would notice a world-class musician in an ordinary setting.
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Westworld — If you can't tell, does it matter?
In briefA very short clip from the TV series Westworld about whether it matters if you cannot tell a human from an artificial being.
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Did People Used To Look Older?
In briefVsauce explores whether people in past decades really looked older than people of the same age today, or whether photographic and cultural factors make them seem so. It draws on old photos, yearbooks and perception research.
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Virtuo Vivo™ live scanning at IDS 2019
In briefA short live demo of Dental Wings' Virtuo Vivo intraoral scanner at IDS 2019. It shows a fast color scan with a small, lightweight handpiece.
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Slime mold form a map of the Tokyo-area railway system
In briefA one-minute clip of slime mold placed on a map with food at the cities around Tokyo, growing a network that approximates the Tokyo-area railway system.
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Attenborough: Amazing DIY Orangutans | BBC Earth
In briefShort BBC Earth clip from Life of Mammals in which David Attenborough shows orangutans imitating human behaviors like washing clothes with soap and using tools.
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The '5kg in 50 days' Diet!
In briefThunderf00t applies a simple energy mass balance to weight loss, showing how much exercise is needed to burn off extra calories compared with eating less. He concludes that cutting intake is the easier route and that hunger fades after the first week.
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'Zombie' Parasite Cordyceps Fungus Takes Over Insects Through Mind Control | National Geographic
In briefNational Geographic footage showing the cordyceps fungus infecting ants and other insects and steering their behavior so it can reproduce.
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Harris On Vaccine: 'If Donald Trump Tells Us To Take It, I’m Not Taking It.' | NBC News
In briefAn NBC News clip from 2020 of Kamala Harris on whether she would take a Covid-19 vaccine. She says she would if doctors said it was safe but not if Donald Trump told her to.
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What kids really do on Musical.ly
In briefA commentary video by YouTuber PaymoneyWubby reacting to children's content on the Musical.ly app, which became TikTok. It highlights the child-safety concerns of young kids dancing on a public social platform.
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New Laser Zaps Mosquitoes in SlowMotion | National Geographic
In briefA short National Geographic piece showing a laser system that tracks and kills mosquitoes, filmed in slow motion, as part of anti-malaria efforts. It comes from Intellectual Ventures' 2010 work.
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How It's Made - Canola Oil
In briefA short 'How It's Made' television segment showing the industrial process of turning canola seed into cooking oil. It walks through pressing, solvent extraction and refining steps.
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How to Slow Aging (and even reverse it)
In briefVeritasium presents David Sinclair's information theory of aging, which says aging is a loss of epigenetic information, and the evidence that aging can be slowed or reversed. It touches on stressors like fasting, exercise and cold exposure.
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Trump Suggests Injecting Disinfectant Into The Body To Treat Coronavirus | MSNBC
In briefMSNBC's clip of the April 2020 White House coronavirus briefing in which President Trump responds to a DHS presentation on disinfectants by musing about injecting disinfectant into the body. The segment is three minutes long.
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Evolved Virtual Creatures (1994)
In briefA restored 1994 video of Karl Sims' research on evolved virtual creatures, where simulated block creatures are bred through artificial evolution to swim, walk, follow and compete. It is a landmark demonstration of genetic algorithms in physics simulation.
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How to steal a bike in NYC
In briefA 2006 video showing a man openly cutting the lock and stealing a bike in New York City while passersby, including police, ignore him.
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TWiV 641: COVID-19 with Dr. Anthony Fauci
In briefDr. Anthony Fauci joins the This Week in Virology podcast to discuss SARS-CoV-2 transmission, testing, immunity, vaccines and preparedness.
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This is how hackers hack you using simple social engineering
In briefA short clip demonstrating a phone-based social engineering trick in which a crying baby in the background is used to pressure a customer service rep. It shows how attackers exploit human sympathy rather than technical flaws.
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Jamie Oliver Shows School Kids How Chicken Nuggets are made
In briefJamie Oliver shows school kids how chicken nuggets are made by blending skin and mechanically reclaimed meat, as part of his school lunch campaign. The kids react with disgust.
