Blog Preserving our Heritage I can't believe this exists. It is wild and offensive and hilarious and says so much about who we were as a culture in the US at the time.
Blog We are born a stock human being I wonder if one of these two videos borrowed from the other https://vimeo.com/161133048 (author's note 2021: video is gone! ugh) and Specifically, there is a section of The Thin Red Line seen in the opening of this compilation:
Blog The Monty Hall Problem I doubt I will ever be on a game show or even have an opportunity to try this during a Pittsburgh Pirates game, but if any of you ever do, here is a video explaining how to win at the Monty Hall Game. You are probably already familiar with the
Blog Chipotle Ad for an App is More Than Just an Ad for an App I watched this ad from Chipotle the other day and couldn’t get it out of my head. It is such a striking message to come from a mass-production food company, especially one owned by McDonald’s (they are not owned by McDonald’s).
Blog Well don't feel bad, baby ... The fact is that people are violent. Sometimes that violence unimaginably spills into the world of our children’s schools. That is horrible, and makes my eyes well up with sorrow.
Blog Physics of Guns Underwater I enjoyed watching this guy explain the physics of a rifle shot occurring underwater.
Blog The Signal and the Noise Nate Silver chopping it up with the Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce (RSA).
Blog Looking forward to "Out of the Furnace" As a Western Pennsylvanian, I have to admit this trailer strikes a chord with me.
Blog I've Always Wanted to be In a Video Game. This Kid Will Rule A Videogame! Bryan Henderson logged into the free game Curiosity and broke a few cubes. Little did he know, he was about to break open more than a virtual square. What he chipped away at was the last of 25 billion (?) tiny cubes inside Curiosity.
Blog Google Products Are So Easy, Until They Aren't Like many folks, I have been using Google products for awhile. Sometimes it is so simple that, like any well-designed product, I do not even notice how complex the actions I am taking are.