A rare look inside the Svalbard Global Seed Vault—“the world’s most important freezer”—which is closed for about 350 days a year. As explained by The Kid Should See This: “On the Norwegian island of Spitsbergen, the Svalbard Global Seed Vault protects around 865,000 seed samples from
An NPR reporter retraces a snowy owl’s journey from a beach in Maryland to an island in Canada. (We’re suckers for a good animal video to watch at lunchtime.)
In the video for Kaytranada’s “Lite Spots,” a robot best friend learns how to dance. Directed by Martin C. Pariseau.
A stunning time-lapse video captures hundreds of ships sailing into Amsterdam. From PBS Newshour: “Every five years, as many as 600 ships navigate around the canal for a five-day festival in order to showcase and celebrate Netherland’s history of seafaring and ports. The event, called SAIL Amsterdam,
The world of Game of Thrones is heavily based on historical events. One theory says the geography of Westeros is a modified version of the British Isles. See also: The Google map of Westeros.
How to move your hands very fast, from a bonus clip from I Am Bruce Lee, the 2012 documentary about the legendary martial arts master. See also: Trailer for I Am Bruce Lee.
The theremin is one of the oldest electronic musical instruments in history. The “theremini,” its new little brother, is flat-out adorable. See also: Archival video of Leon Theremin playing his own instrument.
Budapest’s giant music box, one of the largest in the world, plays the Harry Potter theme song when humans walk in its hamster wheel. From the official description: “The contraption plays music from six different genres depending on audience preference, here in this video you can hear the Harry
William Klein’s mesmerizing, rarely seen documentary The French goes behind the scenes at Rolland Garros in 1981.
Google’s new “Art Camera” will travel the world, taking ultra-high-resolution “gigapixel” images to digitize a series of artworks. See also: Masterpieces already digitized from Rotterdam’s Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen.
