Archive for the ‘Motherlode’ Category

The Power of Ego – The Google Job Experiment

Thursday, May 13th, 2010

The power of ego…

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Let my dataset change your mindset: Hans Rosling

Friday, April 9th, 2010

‘the world view that my students had, corresponded to the reality in the world the year their teachers were born’…he’s fascinating to watch.

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Blow smoke up one’s ass, literally!

Thursday, March 25th, 2010

The tobacco enema was used to infuse tobacco smoke into a patient’s rectum for various medical purposes, primarily the resuscitation of drowning victims. A rectal tube inserted into the anus was connected to a fumigator and bellows that forced the smoke towards the rectum. The warmth of the smoke was thought to promote respiration, but doubts about the credibility of tobacco enemas lead to the popular phrase “blow smoke up one’s ass.”

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Salman Khan: The Khan Academy

Wednesday, January 13th, 2010

This guy is cool, he makes videos about all kinds of math and science. Everything you had trouble with will be in here. It goes all the way from simple math like 1+1 all the way to college level physics. Check out some of his videos! Here’s one about dividing decimals.

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Scary Pacific Gyre Effect!

Wednesday, January 6th, 2010

“To document this phenomenon as faithfully as possible, none of the plastic in any of these photographs was moved, placed, manipulated, arranged, or altered in any way. These images depict the untouched stomach contents of baby birds in one of the world’s most remote marine sanctuaries, more than 2000 miles from the nearest continent.”

More photographs and details on his website here: Chris Jordan

And here’s a video he shot as well.

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YouTube – 10 Drugs You Shouldnt Be On While Driving

Monday, December 28th, 2009

10 Drugs You Shouldnt Be On While Driving.

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