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!

Video: Fabulous Fight Sequence

The facial expressions in this are awesome! What acting!

Comic: So bad it's good

I love this comic's take on bad movies... it's quite spot on!

From http://www.xkcd.com/653/

Video: Sarah Jones at TED Conference 2009

Sarah Jones performed at the Ted Conference 2009, and her shape shifting approach to acting is mesmorizing. Watching her will make you see how much of your identity is locked up in how you carry yourself, not necessarily your physical appearance! She literally channels an opinionated elderly Jewish woman, a fast-talking Dominican college student and a variety of others. It's long, but worth watching!

Regretsy.com - You won't regret these arts and crafts

At Regretsy.com (parody spin off of Etsy.com) you won't regret anything you get from this online arts and crafts store!

Things like...
The Childbirth Education Doll pattern
or
The Catnip Fetus Toy

App: Crime Spotting San Francisco & Oakland

Ever wonder what kind of crime is going on in SF and Oakland? This site shows a great map of crime reports in SF and Oakland!

http://sanfrancisco.crimespotting.org/

http://oakland.crimespotting.org/

App: Pimp My Gun

You can make some pretty wacky guns outta this Flash App. It's alot of fun!

http://pimpmygun.doctornoob.com/app.html

Article: NetFlix's corporate culture

This is a really interesting presentation put together by NetFlix on their corporate culture. Some of it you may not agree with, and some of it would not work at every organization, however, there's some great stuff in here.

http://gregverdino.typepad.com/greg_verdinos_blog/2009/08/netflix.html