Another video from IU professor of pediatrics Aaron Carroll cites research that marathons and similar traffic-disrupting events lead to increased death rates among older people who are delayed in getting to a hospital. Link: https://youtu.be/owtEDcxW8ik It seems likely that rush … Continue reading
The world’s growing population is a legitimate concern because it will strain numerous resources, including food, fresh water, and energy. However, in this 10-minute video below from 2010, the late Hans Rosling argues that there is good reason to think … Continue reading
This from John Oliver on HBO’s Last Week Tonight from June 11 is genuinely hilarious but also very informative on just how complicated and confused Brexit is. (Bear in mind that this is HBO, so the language may not be … Continue reading
As usual, John Oliver manages to be entertaining and informative in this piece on why withdrawing from the Paris Climate Agreement makes no sense. Link: https://youtu.be/5scez5dqtAc Meanwhile, Trump’s fellow billionaire Sir Richard Branson (a considerably more successful businessman than Trump, … Continue reading
Despite the fact that the Senate GOP’s healthcare plan is dead in the water, the following is still relevant. The Republican leadership still plans to vote on a straight repeal of the Affordable Care Act (with the actual effect possibly … Continue reading
A week ago I posted a talk by professor Hans Rosling of the Karolinska Institute in Sweden, who tragically died of pancreatic cancer earlier in 2017. Here’s another talk of his from 2007 that everyone should see. The overall message … Continue reading
This is pretty funny, and the possible spoilers are vague enough that even if you’re not caught up through the last season of Game of Thrones they probably won’t hurt your enjoyment of the series when you get around to … Continue reading
Indiana University pediatrics professor Aaron Carroll MD offers on of the clearest succinct descriptions I’ve seen of the Senate Republicans’ latest attempt at a bill to “repeal and replace Obamacare” as they like to call it. Link: https://youtu.be/xa4dLts5nVw Medical organizations, … Continue reading
I remember watching a short documentary on schlieren photography in college. It’s a technique that allows you to see air currents, temperature differences, and other things that are usually invisible. What’s impressive about the Veritasium video below is the remarkable … Continue reading
In this segment from early June Samantha Bee talks about cheap drug test kits used in the field by police that are generate a lot of false positives. In theory the kits are supposed to be be used only as … Continue reading