Learn One Thing A Day

This is a very interesting video by CGP Grey . Highly recommended! Enjoy!

Every once in a while Google/Youtube succeeds in giving me some good recommendations about new channels/videos I could be interested in. This is was exactly the case with Mathologer , a really interesting math channel, that I warmly recommend too. In the episode How not to die hard with math Burkard Polster analyses the problem which appeared in Die Hard with a vengeance (1995, Bruce Willis & Samuel L. Jackson). I wouldn't be surprised if the same problem would be chosen for testing the skills of an applicant during a job Interview! Enjoy!

If you think it’s fame and money, you’re not alone – but, according to psychiatrist Robert Waldinger, you’re mistaken. As the director of 75-year-old study (yes this study has lasted 75 years!!! ) on adult development, Waldinger has unprecedented access to data on true happiness and satisfaction. All the TED videos are pretty interesting but since this one is all about the quality of life, it deserves a special mention! Enjoy!

Universe what an amazing thing!  Brought to you by vsauce

Frogs, Dog vision, Goldfish memory, Ostriches (aka the living "Raptors" ;) ... enjoy! From GPGrey  

Discover this peculiar organism ;) Nature is so amazing! Brought to you by scishow

Today I recommend you another interesting video from scishow. It's about the "old", "vestigial" parts that we still carry in our body. Enjoy the view!

Here are some facts about Dust Mites, your unwanted bed companions! Warning : this video can be pretty disturbing!

Surprisingly enough, there is no clear answer to the question " how many countries are there "? Basically what defines a country as such, is if other countries recognize it! The only good answer is about 200. Watch this wonderful video from CGP Grey to learn more about ;)

The "Keep Calm And Carry On" was a motivational poster produced by the British government in 1939 in preparation for the Second World War. It was part of a series of three "Home Publicity" posters (the others read "Your Courage, Your Cheerfulness, Your Resolution Will Bring Us Victory " and " Freedom Is in Peril. Defend It With All Your Might "). The British Government printed millions of these posters, but they were never exhibited to the public. Almost all copies were destroyed until one of them was "rediscovered" in 2000. Sources: youtube , wikipedia

The author ( C.G.P. Grey ) of this video is a very excellent science popularizer and this particular video makes you think... a lot! What the future will look like? Humans vs. (Ro)bots... Personally I still believe in human creativity and even if a world-wide poem and painting-based economy is unlikely to happen anytime soon, nevertheless it would be awesome :)

Hello internet! Here are four objects which come from NASA :) Thanks to SciShow Space for this very interesting video! Subscribe, it's totally worth it!

Have you ever asked yourself why Pluto is not considered a planet anymore? Well, this video by CGPGrey gives a very good explaination to the question. Have a nice watching!

In the last two seasons of how I met your mother, there are some Italian words/dialogues. Here are the most important elements HIMYM 8x21 - Romeward Bound. The full episode in English is available here In this episode of How I Met Your Mother, the first Italian words appear... Scuncigli OR sconcigli : it's a kind of pasta, with a seashell shape. Gigi ... alla porta : Gigi (it's a man name), let's go to the door. Marshall in Little Italy says  Maronn! namely Madonna and corresponds to the English expression "Oh My God!" ... ( you have how I much I laughed after having watched this scene!!! ) In the last scene, when Marshall talks with Lily, he says "Andiamo, fratello. Non mangiarti tutti i Funions" (Come on, bro. Don't Bogart all the Funions) NOTE 1: As Italian, I have to tell you that his pronunciation is really really bad! And it's interesting about this point, the comment available below ;) NOTE 2: ...

If you live in Germany and, sometimes, visit youtube, probably you have seen this ugly message: "Dieses Video ist in Deutschland leider nicht verfügbar, da es möglicherweise Musik enthält, für die die erforderlichen Musikrechte von der GEMA nicht eingerämt wurden" How to fix this problem without living Germany? Using a proxy! If you are using Firefox and Chrome there is a simple add-on you can install that will do all the job for you! Its name is proxmate and works on Grooveshark and Hulu too! Enjoy! PS Thanks My Geek Friend ;) BLOG HOME PAGE