How to Grow Vegetables from Kitchen Scraps

Our Planet series now available on YouTube

all eight episodes of David Attenborough's documentary series are now available for free on Netflix' YouTube channel.

TED talks: Biomechanics

Biomechanics: noun. the study of the mechanical laws relating to the movement or structure of living organisms.

Michael Dickinson: How a fly flies. 16min. 

https://www.ted.com/talks/michael_dickinson_how_a_fly_flies

Kaitlin Sadtler: How we could tech our bodies to heal faster.  5min.  

https://www.ted.com/talks/kaitlyn_sadtler_how_we_could_teach_our_bodies_to_heal_faster

Cheryl Hayashi: The magnificence of spider silk.  15min.

https://www.ted.com/talks/cheryl_hayashi_the_magnificence_of_spider_silk  

Ellen Jorgensen: What you need to know about CRISPR.  10 min.  

https://www.ted.com/talks/ellen_jorgensen_what_you_need_to_know_about_crispr

Tony Wyss-Coray: How young blood might help reverse aging.  14min.  

https://www.ted.com/talks/tony_wyss_coray_how_young_blood_might_help_reverse_aging_yes_really  

 

Theo Jansen: My creations, a new form of life. 8min. 

https://www.ted.com/talks/theo_jansen_creates_new_creatures

Explore space while at home

https://thenextweb.com/space/2020/03/18/explore-space-using-these-free-tools-while-youre-stuck-at-home/

TED talks: Forest Primeval

Richard Preston: The mysterious lives of giant trees.  19 min.

http://www.ted.com/talks/richard_preston_on_the_giant_trees.html

Jonathan Drori: Every pollen grain has a story.  7 min.

http://www.ted.com/talks/jonathan_drori_every_pollen_grain_has_a_story.html

Nalini Nadkarni: Conserving the canopy.  17 min.

http://www.ted.com/talks/nalini_nadkani_on_conserving_the_canopy.html

Munir Virani: Why I love vultures.  9 min.

http://www.ted.com/talks/munir_virani_why_i_love_vultures.html

George Monbiot: For more wonder, rewild the world.  15 min.

http://www.ted.com/talks/george_monbiot_for_more_wonder_rewild_the_world.html

Ron Finley: A guerilla gardener in South Central LA.  11 min. 

http://www.ted.com/talks/ron_finley_a_guerilla_gardener_in_south_central_la.html

Neil deGrasse Tyson: a tour of the cosmos

Rory Kennedy on holding lawmakers accountable about climate change

Award-winning documentary filmmaker Rory Kennedy says NASA is excellent at providing data on climate change and other developments on Earth, but it is lawmakers and voters that need to respond to it. Filmed at the Kennedy Center Library in 2018. 94 minutes.

Monterey Bay Aquarium live web-cams

With ten live cams to choose from, experience the wonder of the ocean no matter where you are.  See what's happening at https://www.montereybayaquarium.org/animals/live-cams 

Hidden Worlds of the National Parks

https://artsandculture.withgoogle.com/en-us/national-parks-service/bryce-canyon/sunset-point-tour

recommended by Inez Butterfield.

Beyond Earth: 50 Years Since Apollo 11

In a very interactive PRESENTATION, Dr. Scott Petty explains what we knew before and after the monumental moon landing on July 20, 1969. Celebrating its 50th anniversary, he demonstrates the mysteries of our solar system and describes the Apollo 11 landing in detail. 

Presenter: Dr. Scott Perry, Peer Leader, OLLI at CSU, Chico

Presentation time: 1 hour, 1 minute | Recorded: October 2, 2019

Animal Webcams you can watch right now

Check out these ten animal livestreams available 24/7:
https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/79887/10-animal-webcams-you-can-watch-right-now