[Updated to add a link to Drum’s follow-up post.] Kevin Drum, one of the best political bloggers in the business, offers up some interesting speculation about technological, environmental, economic, and political changes over roughly the next three decades (link) and … Continue reading
This is just amazing, a Shell gasoline station with a restroom that would be the envy of some CEOs. Unfortunately, to see it in person you apparently have to go all the way to Bohol, Philippines. Link: http://youtu.be/szihUm6NM_o by … Continue reading
Here’s the BBC’s summary of good news reported in 2014. Don’t be too worried that it runs only 90 seconds; these are rapid clips with links to longer reports. Link: http://youtu.be/TjyTldaQz3c There’s a lot of good news not mentioned here, … Continue reading
A YouTuber conducts an experiment worth seeing. A homeless man is given $100 and then followed to see what he does with it, then confronted and questioned about it, including how he came to be homeless. It really is worth … Continue reading
This video from Veritasium is surprisingly interesting, involving visits to a number of the most high-radiation places on Earth, including Chernobyl, Fukushima, and an airliner in flight. It also builds up to a shocker of an ending, so if you … Continue reading
From the American Association for the Advancement of Science, here are ten areas of notable scientific development for 2014: Link: http://youtu.be/3o9rsq3TYQk For more, see this article from the December 19 issue of Science. by … Continue reading
Police in the city of Lowell Michigan surprise people pulled over for traffic offenses with something unexpected: What they want for Christmas. Link: http://youtu.be/mlnxajQrL8w by … Continue reading
New Jersey Governor Chris Christie recently vetoed a bill outlawing pig gestation crates in New Jersey. The crates are horrifically cruel, immobilizing pregnant sows for several months (the normal pig gestation period is 114 days). After the piglets are born, … Continue reading
You’ve probably heard that “Black Friday” refers to stores going into profitability, from the use of black ink to signify a positive number on a profit-and-loss statement (as opposed to red ink for negative). But Kevin Drum explains that this … Continue reading
This is a mix of amusing and horrifying: Link: http://youtu.be/PEWCUVnng6Q In brief: People eat a remarkable number of calories at Thanksgiving, but it is after all a feast day. What’s really amazing is how much people can eat in meals … Continue reading