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grrlscientist | December 3, 2008tags: Indonesian Mimetic Octopus, invertebrates, behavior, streaming video
This fascinating creature was discovered in 1998 off the coast of Sulawesi in Indonesia, the mimic octopus is the first known species to take on the characteristics of multiple species. This octopus is able to copy the physical likeness and movement of more than fifteen different species, including sea snakes, lionfish, flatfish, brittle stars, giant crabs, sea shells, stingrays, jellyfish, sea anemones, and mantis shrimp. This animal is so intelligent that it is able to discern which dangerous sea creature to…
grrlscientist | December 2, 2008tags: Snowball, dancing cockatoo, behavior, streaming video
This streaming video is a clip from a longer DVD, Snowball's Snowy Christmas DVD, which is now available for Christmas gift giving. Children love Snowball and this DVD features the sulfur-crested cockatoo, Snowball, dancing to Christmas carols.
grrlscientist | December 1, 2008tags: Thick-billed Parrot, streaming news report, conservation, streaming video
This streaming video is a Bird News Network (BNN) video by American Bird Conservancy, and includes some amazing footage of the Thick-billed Parrot taken by Greg Homel, Natural Elements Productions. The video discusses several recent conservation successes to help boost populations of this endangered species that may one day be reintroduced back into the United States where it once lived in Arizona. [3:37].
grrlscientist | November 30, 2008tags: The Freaking Brothers, humor, silly, funny, entertainment, streaming video
I thought this was a viagra commercial, but now I realize this is a career option that I am -- genuinely -- not qualified for. [1:50].
grrlscientist | November 30, 2008tags: Harry Potter, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, film trailer, streaming video
This is the third official trailer from the upcoming Harry Potter film; Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince -- just in time for the big film-going season between Thanksgiving and New Year's Day (too bad the film is not being released now, as originally promised) [1:53].
grrlscientist | November 29, 2008tags: Harry Potter, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, film trailer, streaming video
This is another official trailer from the upcoming Harry Potter film; Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince -- just in time for the big film-going season between Thanksgiving and New Year's Day (too bad the film is not being released now, as originally promised) [1:32].
grrlscientist | November 28, 2008tags: Harry Potter, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, film trailer, streaming video
This is an official trailer from the upcoming Harry Potter film; Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince -- just in time for the big film-going season between Thanksgiving and New Year's Day (too bad the film is not being released now, as originally promised) [1:41].
grrlscientist | November 25, 2008tags: Smithsonian, National Museum of Natural History, collections, education, science, streaming video
This streaming video is by one of the scientists at the Smithsonian Institute. It shows pair formation, spermatophore transfer and reproductive anatomy of the jellyfish Carybdea sivickisi (Cubozoa: Carybdeidae) at the National Museum of Natural History, aka, the Smithsonian. I think they should have used Bolero as the music to accompany this video, what do you think? [6:35].
rallain | November 24, 2008This is an old video, but still interesting. In this video clip, Kobe Bryant jumps over a pool of snakes.
You are probably thinking what I thought when I see that - this doesn't look real. Really, it must be fake. Why would Kobe jump over a pool of snakes? Isn't that dangerous (even if there were no snakes in there he could hurt himself). Video analysis is needed. Is this fake or is it real?
Start with my favorite video analysis tool (tracker). Use this to get position time data.
Step 1: Get the movie. I used Mpeg Streamclip to get the movie in quicktime format from the flash video…
grrlscientist | November 24, 2008tags: Smithsonian, National Museum of Natural History, collections, education, science, streaming video
This streaming video is by the Smithsonian Institute. It shows a time-lapse series detailing the construction of the Sant Ocean Hall at the National Museum of Natural History, aka, the Smithsonian. This is the museum's largest permanent exhibition, and it just opened in September 2008 [3:07].
grrlscientist | November 23, 2008tags: Suomi, Helsinki, Finland, travel, language, streaming video
This charming little video attempts to teach me how to name family members and months of the year in Finnish. I really wish I'd found these videos a few weeks ago [3:25].
grrlscientist | November 23, 2008tags: Smithsonian, National Museum of Natural History, outreach, education, science, streaming video
This streaming video is the last part of a four-part series by the Smithsonian Institute. It features outreach programs where kids especially can learn about science by participating in ongoing research at the National Museum of Natural History, aka, the Smithsonian. [2:17].
grrlscientist | November 22, 2008tags: Suomi, Helsinki, Finland, travel, language, streaming video
This charming little video attempts to teach me how to name colors in Finnish. I really wish I'd found these videos a few weeks ago [3:09].
grrlscientist | November 22, 2008tags: Smithsonian, National Museum of Natural History, fieldwork, education, science, streaming video
This streaming video is the third of a four-part series by the Smithsonian Institute. It features fieldwork that scientists engage in by trekking through the tropical rainforests and sending probes to the bottom of the sea at the National Museum of Natural History, aka, the Smithsonian. [2:31].
grrlscientist | November 21, 2008tags: Suomi, Helsinki, Finland, travel, language, streaming video
This charming little video attempts to teach me how to say the alphabet in Finnish, along with more numbers, so I thought you'd also enjoy it. I really wish I'd found these videos a few weeks ago [3:09].
Okay, say this number really fast -- 9999: yhdeksäntuhatta-yhdeksänsataa-yhdeksänkymmentä-yhdeksän
grrlscientist | November 21, 2008tags: Smithsonian, National Museum of Natural History, research, science, streaming video
This streaming video is part one of a four-part series by the Smithsonian Institute. It features some of the scientists who work behind the scenes at the National Museum of Natural History, aka, the Smithsonian. In this video, you'll catch a glimpse of some of my colleagues from when I was a postdoc [2:32].
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].