streaming videos
grrlscientist | November 20, 2008tags: Suomi, Helsinki, Finland, travel, language, streaming video
This charming little video attempts to teach me how to say numbers in Finnish, so I thought you'd also enjoy it. I really wish I'd found these videos a few weeks ago [3:09].
grrlscientist | November 20, 2008tags: Smithsonian, National Museum of Natural History, collections, education, science, streaming video
This streaming video is the second of a four-part series by the Smithsonian Institute. It features the extensive collections that that are archived at the National Museum of Natural History, aka, the Smithsonian. [2:34].
grrlscientist | November 19, 2008tags: Suomi, Helsinki, Finland, travel, language, streaming video
This charming little video attempts to teach me a few simple sentences in Finnish, so I thought you'd also enjoy it. I really wish I'd found these videos a few weeks ago [1:22].
grrlscientist | November 19, 2008tags: Suomi, Helsinki, Finland, travel, language, streaming video
This video teaches me how to say "dammit" in Finnish -- I must be well-equipped to express myself while in Helsinki, don't you think? [0:42].
grrlscientist | November 19, 2008tags: Boston Museum of Science, education, science, streaming video
This fun and interesting video makes me want to go to Boston for a daytrip so I can go to the fabulous Museum of Science! [3:28].
grrlscientist | November 18, 2008tags: Suomi, Helsinki, Finland, travel, language, streaming video
This charming little video attempts to teach me a few questions in Finnish, so I thought you'd also enjoy it. I really wish I'd found these videos a few weeks ago [1:38].
grrlscientist | November 18, 2008tags: Suomi, Helsinki, Finland, travel, language, streaming video
This video teaches me how to say "shit" in Finnish -- I must be well-equipped to express myself while in Helsinki, don't you think? [0:34].
grrlscientist | November 18, 2008tags: gentoo penguin, Pygoscelis papua, Orca, killer whales, Orcinus orca, streaming video
This gripping video details the real-life story of a gentoo penguin, Pygoscelis papua, being chased by a pod of hungry orcas, Orcinus orca, in Antarctica [5:01].
The submitter, Antarctica. SRSLY. writes: This has got to be one very, very relieved penguin! Probably thinking something along the lines of "I don't know if these strange creatures in the black rubber iceberg will eat me, but I KNOW the things in the water will eat me!"
This video was given to me by the chef at Vernadsky, the Ukrainian…
grrlscientist | November 17, 2008tags: Suomi, Helsinki, Finland, travel, language, streaming video
This charming little video attempts to teach me the days of the week in Finnish, so I thought you'd also enjoy it. I really wish I'd found these videos a few weeks ago [1:32].
grrlscientist | November 17, 2008tags: Suomi, Helsinki, Finland, travel, language, streaming video
This charming little video attempts to teach me a few simple phrases in Finnish, so I thought you'd also enjoy it [1:27].
grrlscientist | November 17, 2008tags: extreme bird watching, humor, satire, streaming video
This streaming video is a hilarious look at bird watching and bird watchers themselves -- in this video, you will meet such luminaries as Rodney "Swamp Sparrow" Sinclair, Tanya "Titmouse" Slippers, Leo "The Loon" Cantarell and Warren "Dodo" Morgan [2:36].
So dear readers, which birder most resembles you? I think I am most like "Swamp Sparrow" Sinclair: Judgment Day is coming for birders!
grrlscientist | November 16, 2008tags: Suomi, Helsinki, Finland, travel, language, streaming video
This charming little video attempts to teach me a few simple phrases in Finnish, so I thought you'd also enjoy it [1:10].
grrlscientist | November 16, 2008tags: triceratops, dinosaur exhibit, Boston Natural History Museum, Triceratops Cliff, streaming video
This fascinating streaming video shows a time-lapse creation of a triceratops exhibit, Triceratops Cliff, in the Boston Natural History Museum. This video is especially relevant for Sunday morning because, besides being really interesting, this video will answer the question once and for all: Does god have a butt crack? [1:47].
grrlscientist | November 14, 2008tags: ravens, Bernd Heinrich, genius bird, National Geographic, streaming video
This interesting National Geographic video shows how Bernd Heinrich designed an experiment to test the intelligence of ravens [2:07].
grrlscientist | November 13, 2008tags: humor, funny, WTF, Detective Mittens, streaming video
Meow meow meow meow meow meow meowmeow meow meow -- meow meow?? [3:50].
grrlscientist | November 12, 2008tags: plants, giant water lilies of the Amazon, David Attenborough, streaming video
This video is a portion of the David Attenborough program about the lives of the giant water lilies of the Amazon region. It has some astonishing footage of the plants, its flowers and the habitat these plants provide. [4:27].
grrlscientist | November 11, 2008tags: pets, cutest kitten in the world, streaming video
Squeeeeee!! This video shows the cutest kitten in the entire world. No, seriously. If you watch this video and remain unaffected by the cuteness of this kitten, I think you are a prime candidate for psychiatric evaluation [3:01].
grrlscientist | November 10, 2008tags: pets, cutest kitten in the world, streaming video
This video is a 5 minute amateur documentary about Hawai'i's endangered birds and the causes of their decline. The filmographer writes; "This was somewhat a difficult topic and we suffered from a lack of suitable footage of native birds as most endangered birds are not seen regularly as they used to be decades ago. Could have done better for sure, in fact if I had the chance I'd do it over for the sake of sharing the issues of the human impact on island birds." I think this is a great start for a conservation filmographer! [5:14]
grrlscientist | November 9, 2008tags: pets, silly cat, streaming video
This video proves that Japanese cats can be just as .. erm, "furry" as American cats. Oh, yeah, and they can be just as silly as American cats, too. In fact, with a cat like this as a pet, who needs a TV? [1:32].
grrlscientist | November 8, 2008tags: kiiking, Finnish entertainment, crazy Finns, streaming video
When you were a kid, did you ever try to swing so high that you could touch the sky? Well, this video is a wee demonstration of one of the activities that my host in Helsinki is planning on doing while I am there to show me how the Finns entertain themselves -- impressive! I hope he doesn't eat anything before he does that, or he might end up wearing it [1:51].