The number of infants and mothers who die around the time of birth is worse in the U.S. than in the rest of the developed word. We’re making progress in reducing infant mortality, but maternal mortality is actualy getting worse. … Continue reading
The bitter cold affecting the U.S. East Coast in early January created a strange phenomenon on the beach at Nantucket, Massachusetts: ocean water frozen to the consistency of slush, with slow-motion waves. This report from PBS News Hour runs under … Continue reading
Astronaut Karen Nyberg demonstrates hair washing aboard the International Space Station. This is actually more interesting than you might think: Link: https://youtu.be/uIjNfZbUYu8 by … Continue reading
I’ve just updated one of the most frequently viewed posts on this blog concerning the national debt. It can be found here. by … Continue reading
Here are a couple more very short films I liked, following up on the collection of 15-minute scary films featured Monday. Picture Perfect: 30 seconds of romance from Jay Haynes Link: https://youtu.be/zCryyt48AAA Early Bird: a minute of dark comedy from … Continue reading
In a column published yesterday in The New York Times, public health researcher Austin Frakt discusses ways of attacking the deadly opioid crisis that save money, have tested with good results, and have a number of other benefits. They involve … Continue reading
The 15 Second Horror Film Challenge is an international ultra-short-film competition. For more information see http://15secondhorror.ca. There you can also find out about the 2018 competition, open now until October 15. Below are my personal favorites among the top 20 … Continue reading
In honor of the playoffs, here’s Bad Lip Reading’s 2017 NFL video: Link: https://youtu.be/1w8n0L3uUCE (For the record, I’m not a fan of the concussion jokes, but there are only a few of them.) by … Continue reading