human behavior

The Irish myth of the Giant’s Causeway – Iseult Gillespie

13 June 2018 0

ift.tt/2JGRZf1 Check out our Patreon page: ift.tt/2v1FEd5 View full lesson: ift.tt/2Jx5MsG On the coast of Northern Ireland, a vast plateau of basalt slabs and columns called the Giant’s Causeway stretches into the ocean. The scientific explanation for this is that…

Inside Veteran TV’s Dark and Controversial Humor

13 June 2018 0

ift.tt/2JFGunY Welcome to Vet.TV: a comedy website started by an ex-Marine named Donny O’Malley who believes his brand of dark and twisted humor is the thing that some post-9/11 military veterans have been dying to see. Completely unapologetic and at…

The Doomed Cleveland Balloonfest of ’86

13 June 2018 0

ift.tt/2HJ9idJ In September 1986, the city of Cleveland attempted to set a special record: the simultaneous launch of 1.5 million balloons. But fate intervened, and the result was both crazier and more tragic than anyone could have imagined. Read more:…

What the U.S.-North Korea Negotiations Might Look Like, Simulated (HBO)

13 June 2018 0

ift.tt/2l5ow3D The historic summit between President Donald Trump and Kim Jong-un is over and one of the few substantive points to come out of their joint statement is for Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and a “high-level” North Korean official…

Why Was It Illegal to be “Ugly”?

13 June 2018 0

ift.tt/2JwUbcR You can learn more about CuriosityStream at ift.tt/2HJ8khx For nearly 100 years it was illegal to be “ugly” in America. Of course, “ugly” wasn’t actually about physical attractiveness, it was a way to criminalize disability and disfigurement and it…

Meet The Man Photographing The Women Who Lost Their Families In The Kashmir Valley

13 June 2018 0

ift.tt/2HJ8ipV This is Photobomb, a series about the photojournalists who spend their days in crazy, dangerous or just plain weird situations to document the world. There was a time when Showkat Nanda didn’t think he would live to see his…