Video: The State - "$240 worth of pudding"

MTV Shows

Video: it just gets worse

Video: Gorilla walks upright

Cesarean Rates in Hospitals across California

This is an article on cesarean rates in each hospital across the state of california:

http://californiawatch.org/health-and-welfare/profit-hospitals-performing-more-c-sections-4069

Here's the data on it:

http://projects.californiawatch.org/c-sections

Photos: Amazing NASA photos

On September 22, 2010, with the departure of the Expedition 23 crew, Colonel Douglas H. Wheelock assumed command of the International Space Station and the Expedition 25 crew. He is also known as @Astro_Wheels on twitter, where he has been tweeting pictures to his followers since he arrived at the space station. Triggerpit collected 29 of his amazing pictures! http://triggerpit.com/2010/11/22/incredible-pics-nasa-astronaut-wheelock/

Audio: On the Media - Disclosure of Source of Ad Funds (audio article)

On the Media did an interesting spot about the canceling of the McCain Feingold act which required disclosure of campaign financing for ads. The Supreme Court knocked it down (unbelievably!!!) this year. We're feeling the effects of it this election season.

Disclosure

January's Citizens United Supreme Court ruling has had a profound effect on corporations' ability to donate to political campaigns, but it's just one of many recent de-regulations. Politico's Ken Vogel says the campaign finance landscape has completely changed in the past few years.

And also...

Can Money Buy Elections? It's complicated.

A decade-long study looked into whether and how negative political ads on television can affect an election outcome. As UVA professor Paul Freedman explains, the results reveal how money well spent can motivate voters.

And also...

The Changing Face of Disclosure

The Center for Responsive Politics has been tracking PACs and campaign contributions for over 25 years, but in the face of unprecedented campaign finance de-regulation, how has this changed? Communications Director Dave Levinthal explains.

Savvy Rent v. Buy calculator

Whether renting is better than buying depends on many factors, particularly how fast prices and rents rise and how long you stay in your home. Compare the costs of buying and renting a home in the calculator below

http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/business/buy-rent-calculator.html

Smartest place in the country: Georgetown. SF gets second place.

According to the census report, Georgetown has the highest concentration of college grads (or higher). San Francisco, San Jose, Raleigh, and Boston follow respectively.

http://money.cnn.com/2010/10/01/pf/college/Americas_brainiest_cities/index.htm

Video: Dot, the worlds smallest claymation

http://laughingsquid.com/dot-the-worlds-smallest-stop-motion-animation-character/

Impressive use of micro models!

Video: Corpse flower blooming

At the Milwaukee Public Museum!

Video: fast food's big night out

RAD OMEN - "Rad Anthem" from Nicholaus Goossen on Vimeo.

Anthropology : Your Christmas Card List and Human Brain Development

From BoingBoing: According to anthropologist Robin Dunbar, Ph.D., the social relationships that were forged during the dawn of humanity still influence everything from Christmas card lists to Facebook networks.
http://www.boingboing.net/2009/11/25/whats-your-christmas.html

And see the lecture on the subject:
http://gustavus.edu/events/nobelconference/2008/dunbar-lecture.php

Video: Bird does the Moonwalk

Who knew that Birds were such great dancers!

Art: St. Wenceslas Riding a Dead Horse in Prague

St. Wenceslas, the patron saint of the Czech Republic, is honored with many statues around the country. But the sculpture of St. Wenceslas Riding a Dead Horse in Prague turns those monuments — literally — upside down. Hanging in the gallery of a shopping and entertainment complex, it was created in 1999 as a parody of a right-side-up statue in a nearby public square.

Site: Portraits of the Hadza People

Amazing portraits of the Hadza people in Tanzania.

http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2009/12/hadza/hadza-portraits

Dock Ellis and the LSD No-No

It's an animated interview with a pitcher who took LSD in the 70s and pitched a No-hitter!

Picture: Christmas Lights

I don't know where this photo was taken, as I received it in an email, but it seems to be the perfect way to prevent yourself from trying to "keep up with the Jones'" during the Christmas season.

News: Baylor Chapman has a sense of repurpose

Baylor Chapman, a local SF florist was featured in the SF Chronical today. It was fun to poke through her floral designs.

Read the arttical and see the pics

News: The Perils of Overfishing

A disheartening interview with Daniel Pauly who warns that the global fishing industry has drastically depleting the fish population.

He was interviewed by Terry Gross of Fresh Air:
Part I


Part II


He also wrote an expose of this in The New Republic:
In an Oct. 7, 2009 article entitled "Aquacalypse Now: The End of Fish," published by The New Republic, Pauly writes that in the past 50 years "we have reduced the populations of large commercial fish, such as bluefin tuna, cod, and other favorites, by a staggering 90 percent."
http://www.tnr.com/article/environment-energy/aquacalypse-now

Site: Interactive site shows the scale of things on a micro level

http://learn.genetics.utah.edu/content/begin/cells/scale/

By using a slider you can see the scale of cells and what they are made of! Cool!