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Thursday – January 10, 2019
Baby Duck Syndrome – or – “Why You’re a Luddite”
So, in a nutshell, take the leap! Update from Windows Vista. In human–computer interaction, baby duck syndrome denotes the tendency for computer …
Categories Interesting Technology Thinking
Wednesday – January 9, 2019
How Salmonella-Tainted Food Gets in Your Fridge
The USDA knows it’s there!
Categories Food Interesting
Tuesday – January 8, 2019
Link Between Brain Damage and Religious Fundamentalism Established
A study published in the journal Neuropsychologia has shown that religious fundamentalism is, in part, the result of a functional impairment in a brain region known …
Categories Interesting Religion Science Thinking
“Kobe Beef” is Marketing – Other Japanese Beef Has the Same Standards
Real Wagyu actually imported from Japan is quite rare in the United States. The export of cattle and cattle DNA from Japan …
Categories Animals Fact Check Interesting TIL
Sunday – January 6, 2019
The Problem with Chiropractors
Joe Rogan discusses the problems with going to chiropractors with Yvette d’Entremont. Pretty much nails it. MOST Chiropractors mean well, but Science …
Categories Fact Check Interesting Interview Science Thinking
The Gospel Truth: Sometimes A Little Hazy
What is the story of Jesus’s birth? How did Judas die? What did Jesus say when he was crucified? It depends on …
Categories Fact Check Interesting Interview Religion
Saturday – January 5, 2019
Friday – January 4, 2019
A Fine Beer Served in a “Chalice” in the United States
But in England it has a very different nickname and socio-economic consumer base.
Categories Fact Check Humor Interesting
Wednesday – January 2, 2019
The Streets are Alive, with the Sound of Hitler
During the filming of the Sound of Music, the city of Salzburg refused to allow Nazi flags to be hung off buildings …
Categories Documentary History Interesting TIL
Tuesday – January 1, 2019
Monday – December 31, 2018
Green Dragontail Butterflies
Nature is LIT! Here’s some more information, a slo mo gif, and the full video of the OP if you want to …
Categories Animals Interesting
The New Year’s Eve Song, Explained
The U.S. associates “Auld Lang Syne” with the New Year, but not everyone does.
Categories Documentary Interesting Videos
Sunday – December 30, 2018
People Have Found a Hidden Video Game in Bandersnatch (Black Mirror)
A loading noise made by a ZX Spectrum, the computer used by the show’s protagonist Stefan (whose life people have been ruining …
Categories Interesting Unexpected Videos
Neil deGrasse Tyson on Joe Rogan
Neil deGrasse Tyson is an astrophysicist, cosmologist, author, and science communicator.
Categories Interesting Interview Science Thinking Videos
Saturday – December 29, 2018
China Builds Fake Paris, London and Jackson Hole
Tianducheng, or “Sky Capital City,” is a real estate development modeled after Paris, complete with its own Eiffel Tower.
Categories Documentary Interesting Videos