Robotic Rescue Snake

"Rattlesnakes inspire search-and-rescue robot design"

Every TV Economics Report

"Every TV news report on the economy in one:

How Musicians Die

How musicians die.  (Click through to see full-sized version of chart.)

Palate-Cleansers For The Mind

"Watch the videos that TED uses to reset your brain"

[Off topic] Hsieh Forbes Column: Smoking Is Bad, But 18-Year-Olds Should Be Allowed to Smoke

Off topic: My latest Forbes column is now out, "Smoking Is Bad, But 18-Year-Olds Should Be Allowed to Smoke".

Science of Near-Death Experiences

"The Science of Near-Death Experiences"

Dangerous Trail

"'The World's Most Dangerous Trail' Reopens This Week"

Virtual Nose

"'Virtual nose' may reduce simulator sickness in video games"

Map Of Mobile OS's in NYC

"Here's a heat map of mobile operating systems in NYC. Red is iOS. Green is Android."

Send Aliens The Entire Internet?

NYT: SETI scientist Seth Shostak proposes sending aliens the entire contents of the Internet.

Not sure aliens would think better of humanity afterwards.

The Procrastination Matrix

The Procrastination Matrix.

Hangover Science Update

"Can we cure the common hangover?"

People Seeing Color For The First Time

"Watch awestruck people seeing color for the first time"

The Best Way To Shuffle Cards

"Statistician-magician on the best way to shuffle cards". (Via H.R.)

Extreme Gardening

"Tree Grown From 2,000-Year-Old Seed Has Reproduced". (Via M.B.)

Messenger Wars

Messenger wars.

Kindle Cover Disasters

Kindle cover disasters.

Martinis In Space

"There Are Now Martini Glasses Designed for Space Travel"

Longer Commutes

"Americans Keep Living Farther Away From Their Jobs". (Via J.N.)

Collapsing Universe

"Universe may be on the brink of collapse (on the cosmological timescale)"