Showing posts with label video. Show all posts
Showing posts with label video. Show all posts

Tuesday, September 30, 2014

What Got You Here Won't Get You There

In case you have not read the book, this is a good moment to do so.
You will learn "How successful people become even more successful".
You might enjoy watching a lecture by Marshall Goldsmith, the author.



Monday, March 17, 2014

How do they do it?

Have you ever wondered how your favourite drink is brewed? If your answer is positive and your favourite drink is beer, then today is your lucky day.

Watch the video from How They Do It, a programme by Discovery Channel. Today they focus on brewing Guiness.

Sunday, October 30, 2011

Pasta with cauliflower

Here you have an easy to cook, tasty recipe.
I hope you will enjoy it:

Sunday, April 03, 2011

How to Polish Shoes with a Banana







No shoe polish? No problem! ...As long as you have a banana! That's right, you can go polish your shoes with this yellow tasteful fruit. Just learn how!

Tuesday, February 01, 2011

Achmed the Dead Terrorist

Enjoy some humour with this great humorist.

Friday, May 28, 2010

Bizarre ER

It is sometimes difficult to find videos about some topics.
Here we have a collection of bizarre ER patients and data.

"Don't wee over your Wii"


"Ear damage"


"Trouser snake bite"


"Trouser snake bite"

Tuesday, May 11, 2010

Lost Generation

This video was created for the AARP U@50 video contest and placed second

It is based on the Argentinian Political Advertisement "The Truth" by RECREAR

Aaron Ralston

In 2003, Aron Ralston amputated his arm after he was trapped by a boulder in a Utah canyon. Six years later, he still struggles with the meaning of his survival.

Savants: Steven Wilshire

Stephen Wiltshire from London is a star among savants. Stephen is autistic. He did not speak his first words "pencil" and "paper" until he was 5. Yet, when he was 11 he drew a perfect aerial view of London after only one helicopter ride. For this film we're testing the "Living camera" in Rome.

Savants: Daniel Tammet

This is a short video on an amazing human being, Daniel Tammet from Bristol, England, who apparently has Savant Syndrome and can make insane calculations in his mind (even surpassing several calculators).

Savants. The real Rain Man: Kim Peek

Kim Peek is a savant with amazing memory. He is The real life inspiration for the character Raymond Babbit played by Dustin Hoffman in the film "Rain Man".
Taken from the documentary: "Beautiful Minds: Memory Masters".

The Woman That Never Forgets

Jill Price has the ability to never forget, she remembers every single thing that she've ever seen or done. Watch and get amazed!
This was her first interview on Good Morning America

Man Without a Memory

Clive Wearing has a neurological disorder called Anterograde Amnesia which is a condition that doesn't allow new memories to transfer into long-term memory. This means that he will never remember anything since his incident, similarly to the movie Memento.

Clive was an accomplished pianist in the 80s', and fortunately can still play the piano flawlessly. He only remembers his wife, and anything else to him is new information, even if it was presented to him once before.



To find more about Clive Wearing: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clive_Wearing

Wednesday, May 05, 2010

The Shrimper Survivor

Thuong Nguyen, a Louisiana shrimp fisherman, survived a treacherous trip from Vietnam and Hurricane Katrina. But now he worries that he may not make it through the gulf oil spill.

Monday, May 03, 2010

Stephen Baker: The Numerati and more

This is a video that features a discussion with Stephen Baker, BusinessWeek technology journalist and author of the Numerati during his visit to Dell.

The first Internet connection, with UCLA's Leonard Kleinrock

Internet pioneer and UCLA computer science professor Leonard Kleinrock discusses the process of connecting the first host computer to the fledgling Internet, then known as the ARPANET, in September 1969, and sending the first host-to-host message a month later on October 29, 1969.

Google Internet Bus

The Internet Bus Project: Travelling to towns across India to spread the empowering force of the Internet.

Wednesday, February 24, 2010

Best kept travel secrets

During the summer of 2009 Tyler West and Bryan Rogala drove 10,000 miles. They will always remember that trip, not because of classic tourist meccas, but because of those places that most people never experience. Here are their top three "Best Kept Travel Secrets".

Paris - Lonely Planet Travel Video

While the Parisian cliches of romance and bike baskets full of baguettes are proven true, the unexpected manages to rear its head. Who wouldn't love a city that closes its streets so everyone can rollerblade?

Anatomy of a Cruise Ship Fall

When we go on holidays, we hope to enjoy and have a good time time but, sometimes, accidents happen.



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