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• Better Late Than Never [Living the Scientific Life (Scientist, Interrupted)]

  Published: July 27, 2007, 9:59 am

  Tags: Streaming Videos

  tags: Mother's Day, humor, streaming video This is a little late for Mother's Day but I watched this video while sitting in the library and was laughing so hard (and silently) that tears were coming out of my eyes. [2:08] Read the rest of this post... Read the comments on this post...

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• WebCams Create Fascinating New Stars: Peregrine Falcons [Living the Scientific Life (Scientist, Interrupted)]

  Published: July 27, 2007, 2:49 pm

  Tags: Streaming Videos

  peregrine falcon, streaming video Powerful and fast-flying, the peregrine falcon, Falco peregrinus, hunts medium-sized birds, dropping down on them from high above in a spectacular stoop. Virtually exterminated from eastern North America by pesticide poisoning in the middle 20th century, restoration efforts have made this species a

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• An Unexpected Bedroom Companion [Living the Scientific Life (Scientist, Interrupted)]

  Published: July 30, 2007, 9:59 am

  Tags: Streaming Videos

  tags: Huntsman spider, Australia, streaming video I hate to be all girly, but if I woke up and saw this thing hanging above my bed, I'd burn the place down (if I didn't die of a heart attack first) [1:45] Read the rest of this post... Read the comments on this post...

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• Ghetto Science [Living the Scientific Life (Scientist, Interrupted)]

  Published: July 31, 2007, 9:59 am

  Tags: Streaming Videos

  smoking, Ghetto Science, streaming video This video of a "ghetto science" experiment can help people understand why smoking isn't such a good idea. Filmed in one take and completely produced in under an hour (also notice the music -- Mozart's beautiful Requiem). If you think the results are fake, go ahead and try it yourself. And if you

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• Singing Tesla Coil [Living the Scientific Life (Scientist, Interrupted)]

  Published: August 2, 2007, 9:59 am

  Tags: Streaming Videos

  singing Tesla coil, streaming video This video shows a solid-state Tesla coil that is "singing". The high voltage sparks are making the noises. Every cycle of the music is a burst of sparks at 41 KHz, triggered by digital circuitry at the end of a "long" piece of fiber optics. The primary run that you see in the video are at its resonant

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• Kitchen Science: When Life Deals You Lemons, Make Batteries! [Living the Scientific Life (Scientist, Interrupted)]

  Published: August 3, 2007, 9:59 am

  Tags: Streaming Videos

  lemon battery, streaming video Creating a battery from a lemon is a common project in many science text books. Successfully creating one of these devices is not easy. This video demonstrates how to construct and use a lemon battery to light an LED and operate a calculator. I just want to know if I can use this battery to power my cell

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• Streaming Alex The Parrot [Living the Scientific Life (Scientist, Interrupted)]

  Published: September 10, 2007, 7:40 pm

  Tags: Streaming Videos

  Alex, African grey parrot, streaming video "Alex is actually THINKING!" Well, of course animals think. They're constantly making decisions based on information available to them. What was special about Alex was his ability to communicate his thoughts, giving us insight into how his mind works. Rest in peace, little guy. [0:34] Read the rest

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• Religion is All About Peace -- NOT! [Living the Scientific Life (Scientist, Interrupted)]

  Published: September 11, 2007, 9:59 am

  Tags: Streaming Videos

  tags: terrorism, religion, streaming video All religion has a very bloody history and the fact that people still subject themselves to this brainwashing shows that most people are mindless idiots. [5:27] Read the rest of this post... Read the comments on this post...

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• Monkeys That Use Big Words [Living the Scientific Life (Scientist, Interrupted)]

  Published: October 4, 2007, 9:59 am

  Tags: Streaming Videos

  tags: dance monkey dance, streaming video An interesting streaming video with words to "Dance Monkeys Dance" by Ernest Cline. [3:53] Read the rest of this post... Read the comments on this post...

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• Fighting Giraffes [Living the Scientific Life (Scientist, Interrupted)]

  Published: October 5, 2007, 9:59 am

  Tags: Streaming Videos

  tags: fighting giraffes, streaming video Below the fold is some astonishing footage of wild giraffes fighting. It gets quite vicious at times. Filmed on safari in Tanzania. Read the rest of this post... Read the comments on this post...

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• Love Between Apples [Living the Scientific Life (Scientist, Interrupted)]

  Published: October 8, 2007, 9:59 am

  Tags: Streaming Videos

  tags: A Computer Love Story, streaming video Here's a silly video about electronic love that you will probably enjoy. Includes some cute music by Burt Bacharach and Randy Newman. [4:12] Read the rest of this post... Read the comments on this post...

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• May I Have This Dance? [Living the Scientific Life (Scientist, Interrupted)]

  Published: October 17, 2007, 9:59 am

  Tags: Streaming Videos

  Snowball is a medium sulphur crested Eleanora cockatoo and he loves to dance and sing. He loves the Back Street Boys. No one taught Snowball to dance ... he just heard this song and suddenly felt like dancing. We're all jealous because he can outdance each one of us ... nobody likes a show off! When he's really in the mood, he dances and sings.

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• Doris Lessing's Reaction To Her Nobel Prize [Living the Scientific Life (Scientist, Interrupted)]

  Published: October 19, 2007, 12:33 pm

  Tags: Streaming Videos

  tags: humor, Nobel Prize in Literature, Doris Lessing, streaming video This streaming video shows Doris Lessing's reaction upon learning that she won the Nobel Prize in Literature [0:10] Read the rest of this post... Read the comments on this post...

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• More About My New Roommate [Living the Scientific Life (Scientist, Interrupted)]

  Published: October 19, 2007, 9:59 am

  Tags: Streaming Videos

  Deroptyus accipitrinus, streaming video As some of you know, I will soon be adding a four-month-old young parrot to my household. For those of you who have not heard of a hawk-headed (red-fan) parrot, Deroptyus a. accipitrinus, or who are not familiar with them, here is a video of a five-month-old parrot of that species, named Cassius.

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• Snail Sex Is More Erotic Than You Thought [Living the Scientific Life (Scientist, Interrupted)]

  Published: October 23, 2007, 9:59 am

  Tags: Streaming Videos

  tags: microcosmos, sexy boy, snail sex, streaming video This video shows some amazing footage of a variety of invertebrates as they go about their lives, including a snail sex scene. Footage: Microcosmos. "Sexy Boy" by Air sets the mood. (Safe for work) [4:58] Read the rest of this post... Read the comments on this post...

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