British soldier Edward Dwyer sings "We're Here Because We're Here" 1916

Published 215 days ago in Documentary. Submitted by thundersnow

British soldier Edward Dwyer sings "We're Here Because We're Here" in a 1916 recording.
Dwyer was killed in action at Guillemont, France on 3 September 1916. His grave is located at Flatiron Copse Military Cemetery, France.

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STRANDBEEST EVOLUTION 2017

Published 217 days ago in Documentary. Submitted by sux2bu

Numerous specimen of the Strandbeest evolution on music of Khachaturian's Spartacus. It open the archives of fossils. Theo Jansen's work since 1990. He tries to make new forms of live on beaches. His animals get their energy from the wind so they don't have to eat. In the future …
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Why the US doesn’t use metric (even though it does)

Published 218 days ago in Documentary. Submitted by sux2bu

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China's Bike-Sharing Disaster

Published 220 days ago in Documentary. Submitted by sux2bu

Chinese bike-sharing companies compete by flooding the market, and the consequences are stacking up!

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A reality check on renewables - David MacKay on TED

Published 230 days ago in Documentary. Submitted by sux2bu

How much land mass would renewables need to power a nation like the UK? An entire country's worth. In this pragmatic talk, David MacKay tours the basic mathematics that show worrying limitations on our sustainable energy options and explains why we should pursue them anyway.

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