Posted by Phoebe BainMay 4People in certain states can now work remotely from prison.Show 3 more findingsA new experiment in remote work … from the insideNPRhttps://open.spotify.com/episode/4rSqhWErkcbH701a7BQAjf
Posted by Meher QazilbashJul 20This interactive website features nearly 40,000 photos from Wikipedia for you to create visual mosaics with.Show 1 more finding ZoomWiki SpyNeal Agarwalhttps://neal.fun/wiki-spy/?user_id=670e8b431a504235140b04ed
Posted by Marco Daniel MachadoJul 15Watch a visualization of what it would look like to move along Earth's surface as fast as the International Space Station, or about 23 times the speed of sound.Show 2 more findings 2:23Speed of the ISS at ground levelAirplane Modehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=thCdFxyLzSI&t=72s
Posted by Phoebe BainJun 24The US jobs projected to shrink the fastest over the next decade include typists and word processors.Show 3 more findings ZoomThe fastest-shrinking jobs in the USVisual Capitalisthttps://www.voronoiapp.com/work/The-fastest-shrinking-jobs-in-the-US-7196
Posted by Marco Daniel MachadoJul 29If the moon were less than one-twelfth its current distance from Earth, the planet's tidal forces would overcome the moon's internal gravity, tearing it apart and forming a ring of debris.Show 4 more findings 12:00What Would Happen if the Moon Were 20 Times Closer?StarTalkhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4f8Dwxv2r4s
Posted by Marco Daniel MachadoAug 21The average banana produces one positron—the antimatter counterpart to an electron—every 75 minutes as its trace amounts of radioactive potassium decay.Show 2 more findings 1:00Something in Your Kitchen Emits AntimatterKurzgesagt – In a Nutshellhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pj20omaP7WI
Posted by Meher QazilbashJun 25Watch a two-year time-lapse of a pinecone seed transforming into a pine tree. 1:51Pinecone to Pine tree timelapseBoxlapsehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xdt33Pqcm0Y
Posted by Dina Fine MaronJul 14Researchers generally group gut bacteria into six different categories, with varying amounts of these microbes residing in different parts of the digestive tract.Show 2 more findings ZoomVisualized: What Lives in Your Gut Microbiome?Visual Capitalisthttps://www.visualcapitalist.com/what-lives-in-your-gut-microbiome/
Posted by Marco Daniel MachadoJul 9Sea stars are invertebrates—they lack a backbone—and while most exhibit pentametric radial symmetry due to having five arms radiating from a central disk, some can possess more than 40.Show 6 more findings ZoomFacts About Sea Stars in the Florida KeysKey West Aquariumhttps://www.keywestaquarium.com/sea-stars-florida-keys
Posted by Marco Daniel MachadoJul 27As part of the up to 15 pounds of seafood they consume daily, sea otters eat urchins that feed on kelp forests—sources of shelter and food to over 800 species—thereby making the marine mammal a keystone species.Show 2 more findings 10:07How Otters Are Saving Earth’s Underwater ForestsPBS Terrahttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Rchqd400W0
Posted by Phoebe BainAug 11Watch what would happen if you literally had all the money in the world. Show 3 more findings 2:58What if you literally had all the money in the world?xkcd's What If?https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=saj7b5C6TCM
Posted by Phoebe BainJul 22See a breakdown of how some of the most common food items are traded across the globe, including the key trade relationships for each item. Show 2 more findings ZoomHow does food get traded around the world?Our World in Datahttps://ourworldindata.org/how-does-food-get-traded-around-the-world
Posted by Dina Fine MaronJul 29Examine this captivating animation 'building' a human—illustrating the roughly 40 weeks of fetal development.Show 2 more findings ZoomEleanor Lutz - How to Build a HumanEleanor Lutzhttps://eleanorlutz.com/human-development
Posted by Jeremy CronigAug 13Experience 14 billion years of important moments in world history with this scrollable interactive timeline. ZoomHistography - Timeline of Historyhttps://histography.io/
Posted by Phoebe BainFeb 20There are 'YouTube camps' that teach children how to create content for the video platform.Show 3 more findings 2:38An aspiring YouTuber told me how to make this video. He's 9.The Washington Posthttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vuJs3HCdHF4
Posted by August MoonJun 24The Aztec Empire ruled over 80,000 square miles of central Mexico for nearly a century—until a small band of Spanish conquistadors brought it down in 1521.Show 4 more findings 4:39The Aztec Empire Explained1440 Originalshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yNKOICsjahU
Posted by Kevin KearneyJul 13Explore a detailed map of Odysseus' fictional journey from 'The Odyssey.' Show 3 more findings ZoomMap of Odysseus’ 10-year Journey HomeWorld History Encyclopediahttps://www.worldhistory.org/image/15906/map-of-odysseus-10-year-journey-home/
Posted by Marco Daniel MachadoJul 31Rapid intensification is the increase in a hurricane's sustained wind speed by at least 35 miles per hour within 24 hours, which can strengthen it by up to two categories.Show 2 more findings ZoomRapid intensification: How hurricanes gain strength and why it's so dangerousAccuweatherhttps://www.accuweather.com/en/hurricane/rapid-intensification-how-hurricanes-gain-strength-and-why-its-so-dangerous/1690019
Posted by Jeremy CronigFeb 8The final shots of the Civil War were fired in the Arctic over 2 months after the South's surrender.Show 3 more findings ZoomA Confederate Raider Fired the Final Shots of the Civil War in the Arctic, Two and a Half Months After Robert E. Lee SurrenderedSmithsonian Magazinehttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/a-confederate-raider-fired-the-final-shots-of-the-civil-war-in-the-arctic-two-and-a-half-months-after-robert-e-lee-surrendered-180986847/
Posted by Teddy BurkhardtFeb 26Streaming service Netflix's sound logo 'Tudum' was designed as a key sonic differentiator.Show 3 more findingsTudum! The story behind the iconic Netflix sound • Twenty Thousand HertzTwenty Thousand Hertzhttps://open.spotify.com/episode/6gjiR5sTARGUDbLBH5iIdo
Posted by Kevin KearneyMay 14The animatronic shark from 'Jaws' was a complex machine called 'Bruce.'Show 3 more findings ZoomRevisiting Bruce, the Malfunctioning Animatronic Shark That Made ‘Jaws’ A Horror Classic | Bold Entrancehttps://boldentrance.com/remembering-bruce-the-malfunctioning-animatronic-shark-that-made-jaws-a-horror-classic/
Posted by Marco Daniel MachadoAug 14On a cruise ship, the average person uses about 50 gallons of water a day, which is treated by bacteria and onboard filtration systems, then stored until the ship can legally discharge the wastewater.Show 3 more findings 6:11What happens after you flush the toilet on a cruise ship?Casual Navigationhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Z7bTmZVPTI
Posted by Marco Daniel MachadoJul 2Find out how important you are to AI tools when they generate text responses with this tool, which estimates the weights of people's names.Show 3 more findings ZoomIN THE WEIGHTSIn the Weightshttps://intheweights.com/
Posted by Marco Daniel MachadoJun 18Explore an interactive forecast of the future of the universe, from the return of Halley's Comet to the last light in the cosmos. ZoomUniverse ForecastNeal Agarwalhttps://neal.fun/universe-forecast/
Posted by Marco Daniel MachadoJun 26Simulations suggest that a paper airplane launched from the International Space Station would maintain its orientation and gradually descend for 3.5 days before chaotically tumbling down and burning up.Show 3 more findings ZoomWhat if you Threw a Paper Airplane from the Space Station?Universe Todayhttps://www.universetoday.com/articles/what-if-you-threw-a-paper-airplane-from-the-space-station
Posted by Marco Daniel MachadoApr 1Explore the history, structure, and species of Australia's Great Barrier Reef with this interactive journey narrated by Sir David Attenborough.Show 5 more findings ZoomDavid Attenborough's Great Barrier Reef - An Interactive Journeyhttps://attenboroughsreef.com/
Posted by Phoebe BainJun 30'Tulip mania,' the 1630s Dutch craze where rare bulbs were briefly traded like luxury assets, may have been the first financial bubble—and it still shapes markets today.Show 3 more findings‘Tulip mania’ may have been the first financial bubble—some argue its legend still shapes markets todayCautionary Tales with Tim Harfordhttps://open.spotify.com/episode/33wPbbNDtgUWdZ0hFFIExk
Posted by Dina Fine MaronAug 21'Golden blood' is the rarest blood type in the world—fewer than 50 people are known to have it.Show 3 more findings 1:04The Rarest Blood Type in the World1440 Originalshttps://www.youtube.com/shorts/5FwKRGgcCJY
Posted by Jeremy CronigAug 6Here are some tips from Pew Research to help you distinguish between a good poll and an unreliable one.Show 2 more findings 1:41How to spot a good poll vs. a bad pollPew Research Centerhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yzfBOHihj6I
Posted by Marco Daniel MachadoAug 14The world's largest waterfall is in the ocean and is more than three times the height of Angel Falls, the largest waterfall on land.Show 2 more findings ZoomWhere is Earth’s Largest Waterfall?NOAAhttps://oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/largest-waterfall.html
Posted by Marco Daniel MachadoApr 28Visualize the path of every solar eclipse from 1900 to 2099 and see what each looks like when observed from different locations on Earth.Show 1 more finding ZoomSolar Eclipse MapDataViz Dojohttps://dojo.amcharts.com/solar-eclipses/
Posted by Teddy BurkhardtJun 9Watch President John F. Kennedy's speech on going to the moonShow 2 more findings 18:16President Kennedy’s Speech at Rice UniversityNASAhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WZyRbnpGyzQ
Posted by Marco Daniel MachadoJul 7On planets in systems with two stars, such as the fictional Tatooine from 'Star Wars,' observers would see overlapping rainbows and double rainbows.Show 2 more findings 2:46What would a rainbow be like on Tatooine?xkcd's What If?https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BO8rOs05v48
Posted by Kevin KearneyMay 19Joan Didion interviewed The Grateful Dead in 1967, before they became music icons.Show 3 more findingsA Little Deeper Than Usual: Joan Didion on The Grateful DeadVarietyhttps://variety.com/2026/music/news/joan-didion-lost-interview-grateful-dead-1236753693/
Posted by Phoebe BainFeb 20Use this tool to calculate the dollar value of your parental mental load, from meal planning to coordinating after-school care, then see resources that help generate solutions. ZoomInteractive Calculators & QuizzesSkylighthttps://myskylight.outgrow.us/myskylight-3
Posted by Marco Daniel MachadoJul 22Explore an interactive timeline of Earth's 4.5-billion-year history to visualize shifting landmasses and oceans, view the locations of significant asteroid impacts, and learn about major geological and biological events.Show 2 more findings ZoomEarth ViewerHoward Hughes Medical Institutehttps://media.hhmi.org/biointeractive/earthviewer_web/earthviewer.html
Posted by Kevin KearneyJun 11Between 2002 and 2012, at least 12 people were killed in the Philippines in incidents related to off-key karaoke singing of Frank Sinatra's 'My Way.' Show 3 more findings ZoomHow Frank Sinatra's Song 'My Way' Triggered Filipino Karaoke KillingsEsquirehttps://www.esquiremag.ph/culture/music/how-frank-sinatra-s-song-my-way-triggered-filipino-karaoke-killings-a00304-20191017-lfrm
Posted by Teddy BurkhardtJul 14Plato's famous allegory of the cave is a metaphor exploring the value of truth over ignorance.Show 3 more findings 4:32Plato’s Allegory of the Cave - Alex GendlerTED-Edhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1RWOpQXTltA
Posted by Drew SteigerwaldAug 12Watch footage from the moments the Titanic wreck was discovered by a joint US-French research team in 1985.Show 2 more findings 2:30Titanic Discovery: The Moment They Knew They Found It!https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ywo0BT4JXDk
Posted by Meher QazilbashJun 30The US has discontinued a variety of different currency denominations over the years—including a $100K bill.Show 5 more findings Zoom6 Discontinued and Uncommon U.S. Currency DenominationsInvestopediahttps://www.investopedia.com/6-famous-discontinued-and-uncommon-u-s-currency-denominations-4773302
Posted by Teddy BurkhardtMay 22See a 3D reconstruction of Tenochtitlan, the Aztec capital Show 3 more findings ZoomTenochtitlan 3D viewer | retrato de Tenochtitlanhttps://retratodetenochtitlan.mx/