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I’m not proud I laughed at this, but I did, especially the question about The Arabian Nights: Link: http://youtu.be/6LBjxupipMU by … Continue reading
Category Archives: Video clips
Bill Maher responds — sarcastically but mostly seriously — to the notion that not voting is somehow a commendable way of expressing a wish for better candidates. (Superfluous warning: Clip contains cable TV language.) Updated: The original link I had … Continue reading
As you’ve almost certainly heard by now, Glen Larson died Friday. He was the creator or co-creator of a number of television series in the 1970s and 1980s, including Alias Smith and Jones, Battlestar Galactica, The Hardy Boys / Nancy … Continue reading
In the video below Dr Aaron Carroll talks about some of the surprising things known about the placebo effect. For example: Apparent name-brand placebos are often clinically more effective than generic placebos. Higher doses tend to make placebos more effective. … Continue reading
On the outside chance you haven’t already seen this: Link: http://youtu.be/w0pnTm-KK9k by … Continue reading
Once again John Oliver (on HBO’s Last Week Tonight) is both very informative and funny. This isn’t his funniest bit (in fact, parts of it are more likely to make you scowl or weep than laugh), but the information is … Continue reading
Link: http://youtu.be/8wpzhcVh5wM (CNC stands for “computer numerical control” and refers to controlling machine tools with commands from a computer program.) by … Continue reading
Here’s an extract from a BBC program(me) in which physicist Brian Cox (who is incidentally way older than he looks, the bastid) visits NASA’s Space Power Facility, which features the largest vacuum chamber in the world, and arranges to drop … Continue reading
A Minnesota man has created a series of catwalks and hiding places for his four cats, and the result is impressively well designed and downright elegant, enhancing the look of the house. The catwalks run along the walls near the … Continue reading
Yesterday’s edition of Healthcare Triage looks at the Affordable Care Act, aka “Obamacare,” one year after its less-than-spectacular launch: Link: http://youtu.be/v-LzLGjNi18 The speaker is Aaron Carroll MD, a pediatrician who also blogs and vlogs about healthcare. You can read his … Continue reading