This is a video of PBS Otherwords host Erica Brozovsky, Ph.D (previously: sailor jargon) discussing the origins of our words for different colors. Did you know humans can see more shades of green than any other color, but have fewer words to describe them? That was news to me. Not

Because humanity is, by nature, complete garbage, the flightless dodo bird has the distinction of being the first known species to be completely extinguishing by human activity (hunting, habitat destruction, introduction of predators). The species was discovered and extinct in less than 80 years. Go us! In this clip from

This is a video of doctor of evolutionary biology ChuckDarwin (I guess he was cryogenically frozen?) discussing the extra ocelli (Latin: little eyes) some insects have, and their purpose. According to research, the simple eyes only gather information about light and dark, and help flying insects maintain their orientation to

This is a video of airplane mechanic Max discussing what is and isn’t an airplane window, including a synopsis of ‘The Window On The West’, chapter 5 from the second book of The Two Towers in the Lord of The Rings series. Was it necessary to bring Tolkien into a

From the Otherwords series produced by PBS Digital Studios, this is a video of Dr. Erica Brozovsky discussing some of the many English expressions that came from sailor jargon and nautical terms, and how they all came to be. I actually thought it was a really interesting watch, and not

This is a video of psychologist Dr. Scott Eilers explaining why everyone annoys you. If that’s the case, it’s possible you’re an introvert with high social skills that’s good at reading people and situations, but doesn’t desire social interaction. So when you meet someone like yourself you pass like two

This is a video of “freelance paleoartist and science communicator” Tyler Stone explaining how dinosaurs were able to grow so insanely huge. SPOILER: Nothing to do with the earth’s gravity or oxygen supply. It involves the dinosaurs’ air sacs (still present in modern birds), which allowed them to remain relatively

Happy Pi Day (3.14)! I’m going to have a berry cobbler for dessert tonight, which, while technically not pie, is my favorite and close enough, even if it is a rectangle. This is a video of some folks visually demonstrating pi using the pizza crust from one pizza and four