Pediatrician Dr Aaron Carroll has an important message below on how parents and even doctors are endangering young people (and their adults selves) by not immunizing them for HPV. Contrary to crank Internet rumors and a couple of scientifically illiterate … Continue reading
A 4-year-old girl named Sophie drives a radio-controlled full-size Volvo truck. The video (which runs a bit over two minutes) gets better and better as it goes along. It’s actually an ad for Volvo to show how tough the truck … Continue reading
I think the master of suspense would have approved of this short film assembled from bits and pieces of Hitchcock movies, trailers, and assorted bits and pieces in order to depict Hitchcock himself as a killer pursued by police. It … Continue reading
OK, one more from Rahat, this time in a dark alley rather than a drive-thru. Just over two minutes: Link: https://youtu.be/wDhRGS7O22E by … Continue reading
OK, I’m easily amused, but I’m a fan of Rahat’s drive-thru pranks. Here’s a second version of his robot driver seeking fast food: Link: https://youtu.be/j76uirUJrM4 For other pranks see: Rahat’s first robot driver video (with a drive-thru skeleton bonus) More … Continue reading
An Englishman named Charles Babbage created the first design for a general-purpose programmable digital computer, which he called an “analytical engine,” in 1834. He never finished building it (the full machine would have been huge), but at a party he … Continue reading
In this 20-second clip from a Finnish television newscast, anchor Mika Saukkonen introduces weatherman Pekka Pouta, who issues a classic warning: Link: https://youtu.be/8sS7-CfPn6Q If you can spare another 21 seconds, here’s a follow-up: Link: https://youtu.be/p0Laj6GN4Tw Incidentally, it might surprise you … Continue reading
I’m sure a lot of work (not by me!) went into matching dance routines from 66 classic musicals to the song “Uptown Funk” by Mark Ronson featuring Bruno Mars (the official music video for which can be found on YouTube … Continue reading
(A caution to sensitive visitors: Both clips below involve the use of strong language, entirely justified in my view.) First, one you’ve likely already seen: John Oliver condemns the terrorists and celebrates France: Link: https://youtu.be/glxh9ZgP7kc Below, engineer turned writer and … Continue reading
Republican Congressman Steve Russell of Oklahoma is a decorated veteran of the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. He was involved in the operation that tracked down Saddam Hussein and wrote a book about it, We Got Him! A Memoir of … Continue reading