Posted by Phoebe BainFeb 6Computer scientists first started trying to optimize dating using computers in the 1950s.Show 4 more findings 3:45- YouTubeBloomberghttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vp-5wklvh10
Posted by Jeremy CronigJul 2Abraham Lincoln had to sneak into Washington, DC, in disguise for his 1861 inauguration after a detective uncovered a plot to assassinate him in Baltimore.Show 4 more findings ZoomThe Unsuccessful Plot to Kill Abraham LincolnSmithsonian Magazinehttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-unsuccessful-plot-to-kill-abraham-lincoln-2013956/
Posted by Teddy BurkhardtAug 12The Berlin Wall physically separated East and West Berlin for nearly three decades, preventing East Germans from fleeing to the West and earning the nickname 'the Iron Curtain.'Show 6 more findings 6:26The rise and fall of the Berlin Wall - Konrad H. JarauschTED-Edhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A9fQPzZ1-hg
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 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 Meher QazilbashJul 27You may be better at spotting a lie when listening to a speaker's voice inflections rather than watching for facial and body cues.Show 2 more findings ZoomListen and learn: the hidden secret to spotting a liarThe Guardianhttps://www.theguardian.com/science/2026/may/14/hidden-secret-to-spotting-a-liar-voice-inflections?user_id=670e8b431a504235140b04ed
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 Kevin KearneyJun 25Explore the history of American restaurants through an archive of menus dating back to the early 1800s. ZoomA History of Menus is a Menu of HistoryThe Puddinghttps://pudding.cool/2026/06/menu-story/
Posted by Meher QazilbashFeb 5Author David Foster Wallace's 'This Is Water' speech provides guidance for adulthood.Show 2 more findings 22:44This Is Water David Foster Wallace Commencement Speechhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DCbGM4mqEVw&t=12s
Posted by Marco Daniel MachadoJun 24Explore how temperatures compare to historical averages in cities worldwide with this interactive global monitor.Show 1 more finding ZoomReuters Climate MonitorReutershttps://www.reuters.com/graphics/CLIMATE-AUTOMATED/MONITOR/akpeykqqapr/
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 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 Jeremy CronigJan 28Emanuel Leutze's painting 'Washington Crossing the Delaware' is one of the defining images of the Revolutionary War.Show 3 more findings ZoomLeutze's Washington Crossing the Delaware - The American Revolution InstituteAmerican Revolution Institutehttps://www.americanrevolutioninstitute.org/washington-crossing-the-delaware-primary-source-analysis/
Posted by Marco Daniel MachadoAug 10The tallest tsunami in recorded history was 524 meters (1,720 feet) high—taller than the Empire State Building—and occurred in Lituya Bay, Alaska, in 1958 after an earthquake dislodged a rockface into the water.Show 1 more finding Zoom60 years ago: The 1958 earthquake and Lituya Bay megatsunami | Alaska Earthquake CenterAlaska Earthquake Centerhttps://earthquake.alaska.edu/60-years-ago-1958-earthquake-and-lituya-bay-megatsunami
Posted by Marco Daniel MachadoMay 13Light takes approximately eight minutes to travel from the sun's surface to Earth, but it takes thousands of years to reach the star's surface from its core—a distance more than 200 times shorter.Show 2 more findings 4:37Sunlight is way older than you think - Sten OdenwaldTED-Edhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z-UO-RZBQ3U
Posted by Dina Fine MaronJul 20Male pattern baldness accounts for more than 95% of hair loss in men and is characterized by thinning hair, hair loss, and a receding hairline. Show 4 more findings ZoomMen’s Hair Loss - American Hair Loss AssociationAmerican Hair Loss Associationhttps://www.americanhairloss.org/mens-hair-loss/
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 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 Marco Daniel MachadoJul 24Although the moon passes between the sun and Earth each month, its orbit is tilted by five degrees, preventing Earth from experiencing a solar eclipse each month.Show 4 more findings 2:23Why Aren't There Eclipses Every Month?minutephysicshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vIZyuXl-91U
Posted by Marco Daniel MachadoJul 6Listen to audio clips from Hoover, a harbor seal named after its insatiable appetite, who learned to say English phrases such as 'hello there' and 'come over here.'Show 2 more findings ZoomHoover the talking sealCell Presshttps://www.cell.com/current-biology/fulltext/S0960-9822(22)01959-5
Posted by Marco Daniel MachadoJun 17Watch an animated visualization of how the Large Hadron Collider works, including how particles are accelerated through a series of machines and how collision data is collected and distributed worldwide. 2:53LHC animation: The path of the protonsCERNhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pQhbhpU9Wrg
Posted by Dina Fine MaronJul 16Experience a century of America's healthcare advances with this medical visualization, tracing a sampling of healthcare innovations from head to toe.Show 3 more findings ZoomThis Playful Interactive Reveals the Medical Advances That Have Made Life Better … and Sometimes LongerSmithsonian Magazinehttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/this-playful-interactive-reveals-the-medical-advances-that-have-made-life-better-and-sometimes-longer-180988867/
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 Dina Fine MaronJul 31'Bibliotherapy' is of increasing interest as a way to improve mental health and help navigate complex life situations—with people immersing themselves in the experiences of fictional characters or nonfiction and self-help books to find relief and gain personal insights.Show 3 more findings Zoom'It opened up something in me': Why people are turning to bibliotherapyBBChttps://www.bbc.com/future/article/20250616-how-bibliotherapy-can-both-help-and-harm-your-mental-health?at_bbc_team=studios&at_campaign=1440refer&at_link_origin=1440&at_medium=emails&at_objective=awareness&at_ptr_name=1440
Posted by Teddy BurkhardtMar 5Explore the known asteroids, comets, and spacecraft involved in asteroid studies within our solar system with 'Eyes on Asteroids,' a 3D visualization from NASA. ZoomEyes on Asteroids - NASA/JPLNASAhttps://eyes.nasa.gov/apps/asteroids
Posted by Dina Fine MaronMar 12Cats have a mutation that prevents them from tasting sweetness, and goldfish rank among the world's supertasters.Show 5 more findings ZoomEvolutionary biology: The lost appetites | NatureLimited AccessNaturehttps://www.nature.com/articles/486S16a
Posted by Drew SteigerwaldMay 11Play the role of a student as you try to navigate college and remain debt-free. ZoomA Game of College: Can you get into college and finish a degree without taking on too much debt?Tuition Trackerhttps://tuitiontracker.org/temp/game-of-college/
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 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 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 Meher QazilbashJul 27Relax to a livestream of brown bears chilling in Katmai National Park in Alaska.LIVE Brooks Falls - Katmai National Park, Alaska 2026 | explore.orghttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J7ZrIDvqlic
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 Teddy BurkhardtJan 14Explore Lewis and Clark's 8,000-mile journey in Google Earth.Show 3 more findings ZoomPBShttps://www.pbslearningmedia.org/asset/lewis-clark-google-earth/EN/
Posted by Meher QazilbashFeb 6Watch a breakdown of the canine family tree that explains how foxes and wolves are related to our beloved household pets, like poodles and dachshunds.Show 2 more findings 10:12ALL THE DOGS, EXPLAINEDMinuteEarthhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tuRl8moQbXU
Posted by Dina Fine MaronAug 4Humans may have as many as 100,000 to 150,000 individual hairs on our scalps, growing at a rate of roughly 1 centimeter per month. Show 3 more findings 4:49Why do some people go bald? - Sarthak SinhaTED-Edhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8diYLhl8bWU
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 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 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 Drew SteigerwaldJul 15Watch the many different civilizations around the Mediterranean shift power from the year 2500 BCE to 0 BCE in this animated map. 4:30History of the Ancient Mediterranean: Every Yearhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8h4QDsfnNMg
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