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Men and women are wired differently and on this week’s episode of Brain Games, Jason Silva explores the differences between men and women when there is a meeting of minds. Some scientists theorize that the male and female minds are inherently different not to make life more difficult, but in order to allow genders to…
Bet you could explain something as basic as how a zipper works? Or correctly draw something as simple as a bicycle? If you said yes, you likely bet wrong… but don’t worry it’s not just you! When you stop and think about it, you’re probably not that aware of all of the things you don’t…
In this week’s episode of Brain Games, Jason Silva explores the fascinating science of persuasion. Marketers, salesmen and con men know that if you want someone to say “yes” that you’ll have a better chance if you use persuasion techniques. It turns out that by exposing people to specific stimuli you can prime their brains…
On Brain Games Jason Silva looks at an amazing array of brain functions and the undeniably bizarre way our minds work. While the exercises and revelations on the show may sometimes border on unbelievable, they are all real and understanding them may help your mind function more efficiently. Even better, scientists are constantly discovering new…
In Brain Games: Motion Commotion, host Jason Silva explores the many ways our brain makes the world around us move. Sometimes, motion is nothing more than a trick of your mind. In fact, some of the most common motions in our life are just an illusion. Here are three common things that aren’t moving…
Posted by Sculptural, architectural and stunningly beautiful. The world’s glaciers are one of nature’s most impressive and enduring backdrops — epic in size and grandeur. They are also a massive, undeniable casualty of climate change. Now, internationally acclaimed photographer James Balog has captured hundreds of thousands of majestic glacier images that serve as unprecedented visual evidence —…
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In honor of our upcoming mini-series The 80s: The Decade that Made Us, we want you to journey back in time with us and show off your ’80s style! For the next four weeks, aka Throwback Thursdays, we’ll be announcing a new theme for the most totally radical photo contest, like ever! Congrats Mark and…
In less than four centuries, the little-known cult of Jesus rises from a disparate collection of beliefs that do not even go by the name of Christianity into a dynamic, coherent force that dominates the mighty Roman Empire. This extraordinary story is an epic human drama filled with suspense, political intrigue, brutal religious persecution, and…
Richard T. Kight, a Brigadier General who lived from 1913 – 2001 penned the code of an air rescueman. He wrote, “It is my duty as an Air Rescueman to save lives and to aid the injured. I will be prepared at all times to perform my assigned duties quickly and efficiently, placing these duties…
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More than 400 years ago on a remote pacific island,a marooned island faced an apocalypse with no chance to escape. This is the story of Easter Island. Their civilization evolved in total isolation until the first European landed there on Easter Sunday in 1722. Islanders used its timber to erect their 80-ton statues and sustain…
The Captains and mates are reaching their breaking points on this week’s episode of Wicked Tuna. With six weeks left before the Bluefin tuna fishing season comes to an end, the pressure is on to catch a giant especially for Dave Marciano with Hard Merchandise. Last week we saw his boat break down and get…
Fresh out of the PJ schoolhouse, first-time deployers Chris and Lucas move from the beach to the battlefield when they are thrust into the war in Afghanistan with no experience in real combat. Friends since medical school, the two PJs will be the primary medics on the a.m. shift, responsible for saving the lives of…
Academics have long believed that this dramatic change of evolutionary pace is the result of discovering how to domesticate plants and animals. Farming allowed us to settle down, which in turn gave us time to think, to create and to invent. That led to the first civilizations and eventually to who we are today. Now,…
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Excited about the brand new episode of Doomsday Preppers tonight at 9P, Let Her Rip? We only have a few more new episodes remaining this season—and with time running out—we thought we’d help out with some interesting facts and information about what it can take to be a prepper. Enjoy! Brad
This week on Lords of War, Sean and the guys are in Fort Myers, Florida in the search for the best military items and collectibles for their auction. Tonight Jim meets a man with one of the most rare British sub-machine guns: the Vickers. These are an iconic military item used throughout WWI and WWII.…
It’s week seven for the Mudcat gang and sabotage is the name of the game. With last week’s loss, Scooter is heading to more familiar territory to see if it will pay off. Who does he see? “Young Gun” Teddy. Having both men in the same spot sparked a bet that neither can afford to…
It’s the most famous military installation in the world, yet it doesn’t officially exist. Area 51 has been a magnet for conspiracy theorists and the overly curious for many years. The government has been up to something for decades and now the secret is out as insiders prove that there is a kernel of truth…
The guys are in Tombstone, Arizona at the O.K. Corral this week where one of the most famous gunfights in American History took place. The year was 1881 when the legendary gunfight took place when a band of outlaws that called themselves The Cowboys came into a confrontation between Wyatt Earp, his brothers, and Doc…
We’re almost halfway into the season and Captain Dave Carraro of FV-Tuna.com is on top of the Wicked Tuna Leaderboard with catches valuing $23,864. The Bounty Hunter is trailing far behind in fifth place, with just $4,100. But this week, it looks like their luck might change when they hook a big one. But with…
On a remote outpost in south central Afghanistan, a fire base called COBRA brought together 23 Americans that stood in the breach between the rule of law and the rule of terror. They are the U.S. Special Forces. Often referred to as “the thinking man’s ninja”, they navigate an unforgiving landscape and are never certain…
It’s week five for the fishermen in Gloucester, Massachusetts and a new challenge has presented itself: the great white shark! On this season of the Atlantic Bluefin Tuna, a single Bluefin can be worth up to $20,000…making it hard for any of the captains to stay out of the water. Let’s check to see how…
It was on Oct 14, 2012 that Austrian pilot and base jumper, Felix Baumgartner, went to the edge of space and made it back alive. His mission was to embark on a historic journey and complete the highest and fastest free fall ever by man. Felix also became the first person to skydive the sound…
KG and Ringy are back again this week in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. It’s the site of the bloodiest battle in American History and President Lincoln’s Gettysburg address. The boys are digging for “civ” – bullets, buttons and bombs from the Civil War. Their mission: to find artifacts from 1863, the year that put Gettsyburg on the…
2012 DA14 and The Devastating Russian Meteor: Are They Related?
Posted by Rebecca O'Connor on February 15, 2013 
In the Ural Mountains of Russia at 9:20 a.m. local time this morning, a fiery ball with a long tail streaked across the sky and then over Chelyabinsk, a city of 1.1 million people. Just before what appeared to be a meteor hit the earth, there was a bright flash of light and then the…
Of all the legendary figures in American history, George Washington is in a class by himself. Founding father, Commander of the Continental Army, and America’s first president – his face is as familiar as the dollar bill. Most everyone knows this great man, or thinks they do. But we’re starting to learn that much of…
