Some might argue the most humane thing to do with a lobster would be to just not eat it. A restaurant in the US, however, is taking another approach to being merciful: It gets the crustaceans stoned before steaming them alive. "The animal is already going to be killed," Charlotte Gill, owner of Charlotte's Legendary... Continue Reading →
Industrial Food Machine of the Day: Robots Milk Cows
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9EJ9nemdaQ0&feature=related
Rick Rugg, of Lily Corporation, talks with Todd Woodruff about the Robotic Milking machine that automates the milking process for dairy farmers.
Schuster Skate Villa
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=FUODBXjozdk
Take one neglected house, add a bunch of top skateboarders, throw in a few tonnes of building material and what do you get? The coolest skate spot in Salzburg, created by skater Philipp Schuster and friends inside a once glamorous hunting lodge.
How Life Begins in the Deep Ocean
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i_R7ouD8-Eo&feature=player_embedded
Where do squid, jellyfish and other sea creatures begin life? The story of a sea urchin reveals a stunningly beautiful saga of fertilization, development and growth in the ocean depths.
Isabel Behncke: Evolution’s gift of play, from bonobo apes to humans
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=WjBwhwe5-cc
With never-before-seen video, primatologist Isabel Behncke Izquierdo shows how bonobo ape society learns from constantly playing -- solo, with friends, even as a prelude to sex. Indeed, play appears to be the bonobos' key to problem-solving and avoiding conflict. If it works for our close cousins, why not for us?