OSCON 2011: Karen Sandler
In briefKaren Sandler, then Executive Director of the GNOME Foundation, talks at OSCON 2011 about the risks of proprietary, closed-source software in implanted medical devices like her own pacemaker-defibrillator.
Life, Mind & Health
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Spiders On Drugs
In briefA short spoof of a nature documentary shows spiders building webs after being given various drugs. It is an early internet comedy classic.
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An Update On Dianna's Health
In briefA health update from the Physics Girl channel explaining that Dianna Cowern has been seriously ill with long COVID and ME/CFS, and that new science videos are postponed.
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Uncovered - Dangerous Secrets of the DOT Helmet Standard
In briefFortNine argues that the US DOT motorcycle helmet standard (FMVSS 218) is badly outdated and weak. It compares it with Snell and ECE standards and points to where you can look up test reports for your own helmet.
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The Crazy Nastyass Honey Badger (original narration by Randall)
In briefA viral nature-documentary parody in which a narrator gives a profane, deadpan commentary over footage of a honey badger attacking snakes, including a cobra bite and recovery. It became the source of the 'honey badger don't care' meme.
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Isn't the purpose of work just making money?
In briefA five-minute clip in which Erich Fromm asks whether the purpose of work is just making money. He argues that white-collar workers end up selling their personality, relating to others the way goods relate to each other on a market, and he points to creative pleasure, participation and usefulness to society as what work could offer instead.
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Fox Dives Headfirst Into Snow | North America
In briefA short Discovery nature clip from North America showing a red fox listening for field mice under the snow and then diving headfirst to catch them. The narration says the fox uses its hearing and the Earth's magnetic field to aim its jump.
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Drone Delivery Start-Up Zipline Beats Amazon, UPS And FedEx To The Punch | CNBC
In briefA short CNBC report on Zipline, which has delivered medical supplies by drone in Rwanda since 2016 and is preparing to start in the U.S.
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The Exploding Whale: An infamous moment in Oregon history creates a strangely beloved icon
In briefA KATU News re-edit from remastered 4K footage of the 1970 Oregon incident in which officials blew up a beached whale and showered the beach with blubber.
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'Drink water': Ronaldo removes Coca-Cola bottles in press conference
In briefA one-minute Telegraph news clip of Cristiano Ronaldo moving two Coca-Cola bottles aside at a Euro 2020 press conference and saying 'Drink water.' The moment went viral and drew praise from anti-obesity campaigners.
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President Trump Suggests ‘Injecting’ Disinfectant as Coronavirus Cure | NBC New York
In briefNBC New York clip of President Trump at an April 2020 press conference asking whether disinfectant could be injected as a coronavirus treatment, following a presentation on sunlight and decontamination.
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Crow uses a vending machine #3 “Crow box” “Crowkit.com"
In briefA short demonstration of a crow using a purpose-built vending machine, in which the bird exchanges objects for rewards. The creator sells the machine as a kit.
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Q&A: Techniques for dealing with lack of motivation, malaise, depression
In briefThe question-and-answer session that followed Jonathan Blow's talk on dealing with lack of motivation, malaise and depression. It is hosted on YouTube as a mirror of a Twitch recording.
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Resveratrol – The Unfortunate (& Scandalous) Story
In briefDr Brad Stanfield recounts the research history and scandal around resveratrol, the supposed anti-aging supplement, including problems with the original studies.
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Tool-Making Crows
In briefA one-minute clip of the New Caledonian crow Betty bending a straight wire into a hook to retrieve food from a tube. It comes from a 2002 Science study on tool-making in crows.
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Rhonda Patrick: Nutrigenomics, Epigenetics, and Stress Tolerance
In briefRhonda Patrick gives an IHMC talk on how genetic variation affects micronutrient absorption and metabolism, and how diet changes gene expression. It also covers epigenetics, including heritable changes, and stress tolerance.
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British Army on LSD (Acid) drugs
In briefArchive footage from 1964 of Royal Marine Commando volunteers filmed on a field exercise after taking LSD at Porton Down. It documents a British military drug trial.
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Cynthia Kenyon: Experiments that hint of longer lives
In briefTED talk by biochemist Cynthia Kenyon on how a simple genetic mutation can double the lifespan of the worm C. elegans, and what that suggests about extending healthy human life.
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"I Learned It By Watching You" Anti-Drug PSA
In briefThe classic 1980s anti-drug PSA in which a father confronts his son about drugs and is told 'I learned it by watching you'.
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More Doctors Smoke Camels Than Any Other Cigarette
In briefA one-minute 1949 television commercial for Camel cigarettes claiming that more doctors smoke Camels than any other cigarette.
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Why is Life the Way it Is? with Nick Lane
In briefNick Lane's Royal Institution lecture on the origin of life and why it is the way it is. It draws on his book The Vital Question and the alkaline hydrothermal vent theory of abiogenesis.
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旷野青春 | 隐形防线（英文字幕版）
In briefA Chinese state-TV-produced documentary segment, with English subtitles, about virus sample collection in the field, including scientists collecting live bats. It was published in December 2019.
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Original Zoloft Commercial
In briefA one-minute animated commercial for the antidepressant Zoloft, described as the original that inspired later sequels and parodies.
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First Update From Dianna (Physics Girl)
In briefPhysics Girl creator Dianna Cowern shares an update on her health, struggling with long COVID and ME/CFS. It includes documentary footage and links for supporting her recovery.
