Famous Failures
Video posted on Thursday, May 15, 2008
Don’t be put off achieving your destiny, even if you have experienced failure in your life. This video mentions well known people who had failed, but kept pressing on until they became successful.
Carl Sagan on The Library of Alexandria
Video posted on Tuesday, May 13, 2008
In this clip, Carl Sagan talks about the great library of Alexandria. He discusses the great written works which once existed in this library.
The Neo Cube
Video posted on Wednesday, April 30, 2008
The NeoCube is neat science toy composed of 216 individual high-energy magnetic balls, which can be formed into BILLIONS of shapes and patterns.
The Mark Steel Lectures: Isaac Newton
Video posted on Monday, April 28, 2008
The Mark Steel Lectures was a BBC 4 series presenting a witty history of various historically significant figures. In this excerpt, physicist Isaac Newton is profiled.
The Story of Stuff
Video posted on Saturday, April 05, 2008
The Story of Stuff will take you on a provocative tour of our consumer-driven culture — from resource extraction to iPod incineration — exposing the real costs of our use-it and lose-it approach to stuff. Don’t forget to check out the other parts!
Learn How To Juggle
Video posted on Thursday, March 27, 2008
Here is a very basic tutorial to learn the 3 ball cascade. have fun!
The Elements, sung by Tom Lehrer
Video posted on Sunday, March 23, 2008
The Elements” is a 1959 song by musical humorist Tom Lehrer, which recites the names of all the chemical elements known at the time of writing, up to number 102, nobelium. The song is sung to the tune of the Major General’s Song from The Pirates of Penzance by Gilbert and Sullivan.