Over the last two years, UNICEF counted more than 300,000 children migrating alone. / TIME Sweden shutters its rape case against Assange. He still may be seized by the UK or US for extradition. / The Local “It would be a humanitarian disaster of epic proportions, and the brunt of it
A brief vision of the DIY VR future, or just a brief vision to set up a casually trippy weekend? A new video for Brooklyn rapper Kassa Overall's ode to mac and cheese.
How powerful was a T. rex bite? Like a “. 45-caliber bullet with a mushroom head.” / The Washington Post Old, but new to us: In beautiful online text, Stephen Wolfram’s lovely book on simple computational systems. / Wolfram Science Hacking Mar-a-Lago: Trump’s private homes, bursting with unsecured
“In a barn, 100 chicks sit peacefully in a circle. Suddenly, each chick randomly pecks the chick immediately to its left or right. What is the expected number of unpecked chicks?” A 13-year-old from Texas answered that probability question correctly in less than a minute at the 2017
The future of music, according to our current #1 hit: “Despacito,” a Spanish song featuring Justin Bieber.
Rep. Al Green of Texas becomes the first member of Congress to call for Trump’s impeachment. / BuzzFeed Trump has the authority to reveal classified info—but the intel allies we depend on may now be less forthcoming. / Vox HIV patients now live almost as long as everyone else, but
What it looks like when your computer is infected and held hostage by the WannaCry malware.
Artist blends photograph and video to create illusion of an ever-cresting wave. h/t Kottke
Politicians often say “I misspoke” instead of “I told you what I wanted to be true, for no good reason.” / The Economist When lying is a compliment: People lie more to people they perceive to be highly competent. / The British Psychological Society “I give Bach a special prize.... I hear
After yesterday's Warriors rally in game one against the Spurs, it seems fitting (at least for long-suffering New Yorkers) to wonder, "What If Stephen Curry Was Drafted By The Knicks?" It's an installment of Mike Korzemba's fun YouTube NBA counterfactuals, as
