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Check out Google’s annual year in search video.

Check out this pleasantly concise and coherent description of how mRNA-based Covid vaccines work.

The study linked below reports on an interesting kind of litmus test for heart health in middle aged men: if you can do forty pushups, you’re much less likely to have heart problems over the next ten years.

The lengths to which this guy goes to stop squirrels from invading his bird feeder is comical, inspiring, and hugely entertaining.

Check out the stunning work of Belgian photographer Sebastien Nagy.

Title says it all.

Check out this New York Times photojournal of still-standing vestiges of segregation and racial oppression in US history.

This powerful animated short film takes you inside an ER struggling with the Covid outbreak.

I love the first song in this Tiny Desk Concert.

This puzzle is fun and not too difficult if you take your time.

Samuel Wilmot rates benches throughout the UK on Instagram.

Do men and Women experience dating sites differently?

All I’m gonna say is when you watch this, put it into full screen mode.

Watch Dave Grohl, of Nirvana and Foo Fighters fame, get owned in the nicest possible way by a ten-year-old British drumming prodigy.

We learn differently at different ages.

I don’t speak a word of Italian and I have very little interest in the culinary arts, yet I was absolutely riveted by this video about how traditional authentic Italian tomato sauce is made.

Here’s some soothing Friday music for trying times.

Can you imagine the sort of worldwide panic that would ensue if everyone’s smart phone suddenly stopped working?

I find this animated short film, featuring the words of British philsopher and writer Alan Watts, haunting and thought provoking.

There seems to be a widely held opinion that this election was close.

Here’s a gem from some people who are no stranger to making mistakes in public, the Wikipedia editors.

Check out this catalog of over 100 Free Online Courses from Harvard.

Two groups of people should see this video: people who are parents, and people who have parents.

Nevada has 86% of its votes reported and won’t announce additional results until later today.

In my last article, I predicted the outcome for Nevada based on 86% of votes counted so far.

Your first guess is likely wrong.

America’s rail infrastructure has fallen far behind the rest of the world’s.

Catalog of current talks, with links to associated slide decks.

Did you know there is film footage, on Youtube, of the legendary Helen Keller and her famous teacher Anne Sullivan?

You’ve heard of dog walkers, right?

I love when an artist covers a great old song, not just following the original formula, but adding something special.

Have you ever noticed how it can take a long time to start a task, especially one you’re not excited about, but then once you manage to do something, anything, it’s much easier to keep going?

Just as white people can’t fully understand the black experience, I think straight people tend to maintain a simplistic view of what it’s like to be gay in our culture.

I recently developed a new Python course, with a focus on beginners and practical examples.

Here’s a fascinating story about a scammer who faked grave illness in order to defraud friends, family, and sympathetic strangers.

Check out this excellent video from fivethirtyeight.com on why the polls missed the result in 2016 (although they were closer than you might think) and what sort of adjustments they’re making in 2020.

I found this short list of life rules on Twitter, posted by an account named after Richard Feynman.

I love this short interview from the New York Times with Jerry Seinfeld, about how he came up with one of his bits.

I was in sixth grade when I first saw this puzzle and it captivated me for a few days, because I have no problem wasting ridiculous amounts of time on useless activities (like this blog).

This is a great read from the Washington Post in case you ever wondered what it might be like to challenge a conspiracy mongering, hate spewing, xenophobic candidate for US Congress.

What happens when an ordinary person is suddenly thrust into the glaring spotlight of viral attention?

Jupyter Notebooks are awesome but there are so many.

When I was a high school student in New Jersey, the state legalized gambling in Atlantic City.

Take five minutes out of your day to watch what must be the most moving and eloquent testimony in the history of congressional hearings.

Check out this blog post by author Neal Stephenson on why he’s a bad email correspondent, by design.

Check out this New York Times profile of University of Virginia students attempting to adjust to a very different sort of life on campus.

Remember when we had a president we could proud of?

Check out this gripping true story about how one seemingly random decision can change the entire course of your life.