Showing posts with label videos. Show all posts
Showing posts with label videos. Show all posts

Thursday, 16 February 2017

Deshun Wang

My Idol. I wish I could look that good, and active at that age. Click on the name to watch the video.

Deshun Wang

Thursday, 2 June 2016

What Happens After We Die


What happens after we die? Whether you are rich or poor, king or pauper, this is how we all end.

( Some might find this morbid )



Friday, 8 August 2014

How Cooking Can Change Your Life


Did you know there’s a way to have your cake and eat it too without feeling guilty over calories, sugars, and fats? Food writer Michael Pollan explains why home-cooking is the way to go even if you’re craving burgers and fries with cake for dessert.



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Friday, 13 June 2014

A Dedicated Farmer


Chris, an enthusiastic farmer at Apricot Lane Farms in Moorpark, California, was born without arms or legs. Despite the challenges he faces, Chris remains independent and hardworking, even operating a tractor with ease.


Video courtesy of www.wimp.com

Friday, 6 June 2014

Possibly The Biggest Technological Revolution Since The Silicon


"The One Show", a topical daily news program on the BBC, investigates the promising new applications of grapheme. Known for its incredible strength-to-size ration, grapheme is 1,000 times stronger than steel when both are sliced to be one atom thick.

http://www.wimp.com/technologicalrevolution/ 

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Friday, 30 May 2014

Can A “Drinkable Book” Solve The World’s Water Crisis?


WATERisLIFE, a charity focusing on providing clean drinking water to developing countries, has created a book that can help stop the spread of waterborne diseases. costing only pennies to produce, the book educates while also acting as a filter.

http://www.wimp.com/drinkablebook/  

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Friday, 23 May 2014

How To Multiply Numbers By Using Straight Lines


Mathematician and game theoist PResh Talwalkar demonstrates how to multiply numbers using straight lines on a piece of paper. This ‘trick’ is rumoured to be one of the ways Japanese learn to multiply, and it will work with any two numbers.

Friday, 16 May 2014

How To See Without Glasses, No Matter How Bad Your Vision is


MinutePhysics provides an easy way to temporarily focus your vision when you don’t have glasses or contact lenses with this one simple trick. For anyone familiar with camera technology, this trick uses the same principles to achieve better eye focus.


Video courtesy of www.wimp.com

Wednesday, 7 May 2014

The New Bionics That let Us Run, Climb And Dance


Hugh Herr knows first-hand how old prosthetic technology does not provide the support need for everyday tasks. As head of the MIT Midea Lab’s Biomechatronics group, he demonstrates where the future is heading with bionic limbs and exoskeletons.


Video courtesy of www.wimp.com

Friday, 2 May 2014

Cells vs. Virus: A Battle for Health


In this medieval-themed look at staying healthy, educator Shannon Stiles travels inside the human body to show what happens when an invading virus comes into contract with defending cells. The ensuing battle determines whether the body becomes sick.


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Friday, 25 April 2014

The Time You Have In Jelly Beans


Online personality Ze Frank uses jelly beans to paint a picture of the average American life span taking into account factors such as sleep and travel. Frank is considered to be a pioneer in the video blogging field that gained popularity with YouTube.

Click on the link to watch the video.


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Sunday, 20 April 2014

Our Recent Past


British Pathe has uploaded 3,500 hours of historic footage to YouTube. Stephen Moss dives into the archive and discovers the mind-boggling strangeness of our recent past.

http://www.theguardian.com/film/2014/apr/18/10-stone-toddler-british-pathe-archive

Friday, 18 April 2014

Why Is Glass Transparent?


Mark Miodownik, a British materials scientist at University College London, explains why glass is solid and transparent at the same time. In this lesson, discover where glass comes from and how it gets treated to become an ‘amorphous solid’.

Click on the link to watch the video.


Video courtesy of www.wimp.com 

Sunday, 13 April 2014

How Many Ways Can You Arrange A Deck Of Cards?


Educator Yannay Khaikin explains why every time you shuffle a deck of cards, you could potentially be holding a combination that has never existed before. There are over 100,000,000 decks produced annually with casinos using hundreds of new decks a night.

Click on the link to watch the video.


Video courtesy of www.wimp.com

Friday, 11 April 2014

Why Do Humans Yawn?


AsapScience explains the leading theories as to why humans yawn and why it’s so contagious when someone sees it. Ranging from biological to psychological answers, the popular science channel even adds a few notes on yawning when it comes to our pets.

Click on the link to watch the video.


Video courtesy of www.wimp.com 

Sunday, 6 April 2014

The Illusion of Time


Based on the book ‘The Fabric of the Cosmos: Space, Time, and the Texture of Reality’ by renowned physicist Brian Greene, this PBS documentary explores the concept of space-time as it relates to our common understanding of the past, present, and future.

Click on the link to watch the video.


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Friday, 4 April 2014

Poison vs Venom: What’s the difference?


Blogger and science education writer Rose Eveleth explains the difference between poisons and venoms. While they’re sometimes used interchangeably because they’re similar, there is a technical difference that places them in two separate categories.

Click on the link to watch the video.


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Friday, 28 March 2014

What Percentage Of Your Brain Do You Use?


American neurologist Richard Cytowic debunks the commonly held belief that humans only use 10% of their brains to perform everyday tasks. While retired from clinical practice, Cytowic continues to conduct research on the brain while mentoring students.


Video courtesy of www.wimp.com 

Friday, 21 March 2014

Gravity Glue


The Secret Behind How This Guy Balances Rocks Is Very Unusual.



Video courtesy of www.wimp.com