You might suppose that a short video on the original pronunciation of Shakespeare might tend toward the dull and scholarly, but in fact the original pronunciation reveals a lot of very naughty puns. Elizabethan teenagers must have loved this stuff. … Continue reading
Here’s 24 hours’ worth of (pre-hurricane) transit in New York City compressed into a little over two minutes. There’s a date/time stamp at upper right. Even in New York there’s markedly less activity in the wee hours of the morning, … Continue reading
I’ve seen a host of different ways of showing on a map what parts of the country voted for Obama versus Romney. The most common simply shows each state colored red or blue bases on which way its electoral votes … Continue reading
This is a quite interesting half-hour panel discussion hosted by the Institute of Art and Ideas in Britain on Steven Pinker’s 2011 book The Better Angels of Our Nature (which I reviewed in this earlier post). Participants include Pinker himself, … Continue reading
I gather it’s now a requirement that websites include at least one allegedly cute cat video, so to get it out of the way… by … Continue reading
One of the sites I always check is NASA’s Astronomy Picture of the Day. Here’s the entry for November 14 (today): As usual, you can click the YouTube link for more information and related videos. by … Continue reading
In parts of the northeastern Indian state of Meghalaya annual rainfall is the biggest in the world, and during the monsoon seasons rivers grow ferocious. To build bridges over them the local population has turned to a remarkable idea — … Continue reading
Here’s a nifty compilation of video clips from around the Web: Click through to YouTube for details and a list of sources. This guy, Luc Bergeron (aka zapatou) isn’t just a good editor, he’s impressively organized! by … Continue reading
There’s some fairly funny stuff mixed in here, but I’m not sure you’ll want to sit through the whole thing, which consists of watching four people play a board game. I’ve watched only the first few minutes myself. But what … Continue reading
This looks so remarkable I was suspicious that it might be a strange sort of hoax, but from the manufacturer’s website, it appears to be on the level. by … Continue reading