Posted by Phoebe BainMay 13, 2025See how the S&P 500 performed throughout the first 100 days of each modern presidency. Show 3 more findings ZoomCharted: S&P 500 Returns in First 100 Days of Modern PresidentsVisual Capitalisthttps://www.visualcapitalist.com/charted-sp-500-returns-in-first-100-days-of-modern-presidents/
Posted by Meher QazilbashJul 27Give your memories a place to live and explore the personal stories left by strangers, tied to specific locations, in this interactive map of the world. Show 1 more finding ZoomA Map Of Us (AMOU)https://amapof.us/map
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 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 MaronMay 20Pregnancy makes someone more attractive to the mosquito species that transmits malaria.Show 2 more findings 4:43Why mosquitoes bite some people more than others - Maria Elena De ObaldiaTED-Edhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V6rRifwIaio
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 Teddy BurkhardtAug 11Explore the wineries of Napa Valley with an interactive map of its hundreds of wineries, vineyards, and tasting rooms. ZoomNapa Valley Winery MapNapaValley.winehttps://napavalley.wine/visit/map
Posted by Drew SteigerwaldJun 30The collapse of gas bubbles in the joint synovial fluid causes 'cracking' knuckles.Show 4 more findings 1:35Here’s what happens to your knuckles when you crack themVoxhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n3IYmdy6d4Y
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 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 Kevin KearneyJun 12Watch 4-plus decades of Pixar's opening logos.Show 2 more findings 3:46Pixar Logo Evolution (1979-2023)Stuff to Watchhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_M3GCLAp4M4
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 Marco Daniel MachadoJul 16Washing dishware before putting it in a dishwasher may reduce the appliance's effectiveness because it dynamically adjusts wash time and temperature based on a sensor that detects dirtiness.Show 6 more findings 5:05Should you rinse your dishes before placing them in the dishwasher? - Rachel YangTED-Edhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FBpBUwlDId0
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 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 Marco Daniel MachadoJul 9In 1962, the US detonated a nuclear weapon in space, which produced an electromagnetic pulse that disabled three low Earth orbit satellites and damaged electrical equipment in Hawaii.Show 4 more findings 5:55A Brief History of: The Starfish Prime Nuclear Test (Short documentary)Plainly Difficulthttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sXC9-sBoLEU
Posted by Kevin KearneyJul 17Explore a collection of famous literary maps, including original images from 'Treasure Island,' 'The Swiss Family Robinson, ' and 'Walden.' ZoomHow Writers Map Their Imaginary WorldsAtlas Obscurahttps://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/writers-maps
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 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 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 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 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 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 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 Phoebe BainJul 7Watch Dr. Laurence Peter explain his 'Peter Principle,' which states that people are promoted to their level of incompetence and explains why bosses aren't always good at their jobs. Show 3 more findings 6:481974: Are YOU at your level of INCOMPETENCE? | The Peter Principle | BBC ArchiveBBChttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=39wzku9KIEM
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 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 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 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 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 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 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 MachadoAug 5Miracle berries make things that normally taste acidic or sour, such as lemons, taste sweet, like sugar-coated candy, by binding a special protein called miraculin to taste buds.Show 3 more findings 6:44This might be the world’s weirdest berryMinuteFoodhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EEPO1uilmw8
Posted by Marco Daniel MachadoJul 20If a source of music traveled past someone at twice the speed of sound, assuming sufficiently sensitive hearing and powerful equipment, they would hear the music backward.Show 4 more findings 9:17Does Music Play BACKWARDS At High Speeds?Benn Jordanhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2reoz4PcbX0
Posted by Meher QazilbashJul 22Explore (and debunk) the world's most contagious misconceptions—from the 5-second rule to sugar rushes—on this interactive site. Click on each misconception for further evidence. ZoomCommon MythConceptions — Information is BeautifulInformation is Beautifulhttps://informationisbeautiful.net/visualizations/common-mythconceptions/
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 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 MachadoMay 28All rainbows are 'raincircles' caused by water droplets separating white sunlight into a spectrum of colors, but Earth's surface blocks the bottom half of the circle from our line of sight.Show 4 more findings 14:01You’ll Never Look at Rainbows the Same Way AgainStarTalkhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n2sHmYPbkR0
Posted by Marco Daniel MachadoJun 11Metamorphosis evolved over millions of years as species that hatched as smaller versions of adults started exhibiting genetic mutations that differentiated juvenile and adult bodies.Show 3 more findings ZoomHow did metamorphosis evolve?Live Sciencehttps://www.livescience.com/animals/insects/how-did-metamorphosis-evolve
Posted by Kevin KearneyAug 4Check out some of the best books that can be read in a single day, with titles from Han Kang, Denis Johnson, Muriel Spark, and more. ZoomPressed for time? 20 brilliant books you can read in a dayThe Guardianhttps://www.theguardian.com/books/ng-interactive/2026/jul/11/pressed-for-time-20-brilliant-books-you-can-read-in-a-day
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