HBO’s John Oliver does an excellent job explaining why net neutrality is important and why politically powerful opponents are winning the game. (As he points out, it was Obama who nominated a top cable company lobbyist to head the FCC.) … Continue reading
Not many years ago most Republican leaders accepted the scientific consensus on human-caused global warming, as this video reminds us: Link: http://youtu.be/ckxLgsUQmHg It’s remarkable that the GOP has shifted so far so fast under pressure from the extremists who tend … Continue reading
In the video clip below pediatrician Dr. Aaron Carroll of the Indiana University School of Medicine describes how the overall healthcare system works in France, and it’s quite interesting, especially for those of us in the U.S. Basically, everybody in … Continue reading
If they’d fix the weather, I might move there! Link: http://youtu.be/By95MlAGTjE The original inspiration was of course this Monty Python sketch: Link: http://youtu.be/aOqHNNmTz68 by … Continue reading
The Daily Show‘s Aasif Mandvi reports from a place where medical volunteers, some local and some foreign, come to deliver healthcare to the poor: The Daily Show Get More: Daily Show Full Episodes,The Daily Show on Facebook OK, Mandvi … Continue reading
Dr Aaron Carroll replies to a question about one of those chain emails claiming the HPV vaccine is ineffective and harmful and sets the record straight: Link: http://youtu.be/nJqderdey_I In brief, the email claims that one of the researchers behind the … Continue reading
In case you missed last night’s Superbowl, here’s pretty much what happened: (Found on Failblog.org; original source unknown.) The other big news is that some ninnies have their knickers in knots over a Coke commercial. It should be noted that … Continue reading
It was about 11 degrees Fahrenheit (-12 Celsius) when I got up yesterday morning, and it was not much warmer when I dropped off my car for service and walked to my office building. It reminded me a little of … Continue reading
Yet another clip from John Green, this one referencing the 2014 annual letter from the Gates Foundation exploding some myths about developing countries. Interesting stuff, delivered in Green’s usual enthusiastic style and in under four minutes: Link: http://youtu.be/K8UlTygCYjo One of … Continue reading
Bad news for pessimists: A remarkable number of things are actually getting better. Link: http://youtu.be/4SfcGmEVuBY Of course, not everything is improving. Global warming remains a serious and neglected problem, for one huge example, and there’s reason to think Congress is … Continue reading