The Quiet Exuberance of Winter
“You have to be at peace with the fact that something might happen, and you might not make it through,” says Alexandra de Steiguer, the caretaker for the Oceanic Hotel,…
Why rappers love Grey Poupon
Charting the rise of hip hop's favorite condiment. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jOgPk5T1xi0
How did pink become a girly color?
Jennifer Wright explains how the color pink became associated with girls. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KaGSYGhUkvM
The world is poorly designed. But copying nature helps.
Biomimicry design, explained with 99% Invisible. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iMtXqTmfta0
21 Things that Turned 21 This Year (2017) – mental_floss List Show Ep. 523
This week, John tells you about 21 things that turned 21 in 2017. Get ready to feel old! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=upzmEBwEtpo
How Abandoned and Eroding Victorian Mansions of the Gilded Age Came to Symbolize Impending Doom
In a portentous video essay for Vox, producer Coleman Lowndes explains why the highly decorated, overly trimmed Victorian mansions (McMansions of their time) of the Gilded Age went from being…
Using containers to stack high yield farms for urban produce
In the small town of Waregem, the test farm at Urban Crop Solutions is completely closed to the outside, and everything here is controlled. Using LED lights and hydroponics, it…
How Bacteria Rule Over Your Body – The Microbiome
What happens when microbes talk to your brain?
Let’s Talk about Books
In which John recommends some of his favorite fiction, poetry, and nonfiction reading of the year. Books discussed in this video include: The Hate U Give by Angie ThomasThe Inexplicable…
Someone dressed as the Monopoly mascot and photobombed the Equifax senate hearing
Rich Uncle Pennybags may have stolen the show at Equifax CEO Richard Smith's Senate Finance Committee testimony. {read} https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zfRsXN8kUX0