Pediatrician and medical school professor Aaron Carroll responds to research showing that even light drinking may increase the risk of certain kinds of cancer. He points out that the increased risk appears be tiny and practical terms, and the research … Continue reading
From the French YouTube channel “What’s the Mashup?,” highlights from 50 of last year’s movies (or their trailers anyway) in 3 minutes: Link: https://youtu.be/kaY8d8R9eF4 (It says something about these being the “best” movies of the year, but there are Smurfs … Continue reading
Kenan Thompson’s portrayal of celebrity businessman (and father of three basketball players) LaVar Ball on Saturday Night Live I think is hilarious, in part because he reminds me of another celebrity businessman who loves to talk about his own greatness: … Continue reading
A large number of non-communicative patients in California nursing homes are involved in an experiment to see how they respond to music. It seems to calm some of those prone to sometimes aggressive behavior, and it may help evaluate degrees … Continue reading
The view from India: Link: https://youtu.be/Dc5SbL9O36Y by … Continue reading
Jimmy Kimmel’s staff reviewer Yehya reviews Marvel’s huge hit movie Black Panther: Link: https://youtu.be/Lf2KP16ljZk by … Continue reading
I haven’t tried Google’s Art and Culture app, but apparently one of the things it can do is search historical portraits to find people you look like. (Well, not just you. That would be an awfully narrowly focused product.) I … Continue reading
When Stephen Colbert shows a photo of someone in the news, he routinely gives an alternative description based on how they look in the picture, as in “White House spokesperson and angry woman behind you at Target Sarah Huckabee Sanders.” … Continue reading
Link: https://youtu.be/3spcEeE5Quc by … Continue reading
Update 2018 February 7: The launch was successful in every respect but one: The middle of the three booster rockets failed to land on the floating platform as intended because one of the required engine firings didn’t happen. Interestingly, the … Continue reading