It’s A Bit of A Mess

Who would have ever thought that trading actual money for lines of code in a computer would be a poor financial investment

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Making Good Time

Take a video tour of the U.S. Naval Observatory, where the official time we all use is maintained.

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Be Big

If time and the universe and everything contained therein make you feel small and insignificant, allow Neil DeGrasse-Tyson to explain why you shouldn’t.

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Justifying Your Pig Out Session With Math

Here is why you should always order the bigger pizza. I did that very thing last night. I’m a regular Pythagoras.

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Why All the Questions?

How did Jeopardy come up with the backward answer-question format? Ken Jennings explores the origin.

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How the Beginning Should Have Ended

Here is how Christopher Nolan’s Batman Begins should have concluded.

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David vs. Goliath: Basketball Edition

In this entertaining video a 7-foot tall basketball player uses his vastly superior height to show up a little kid. Then the kid comes right back and uses his vastly inferior height to embarrass the guy right back.