The Yorkville Elite power speaker is awesome. I’ve had mine for about 10 years now and used it on many occasions. The sound is very rounded and clean. The stand-by noise is very low. This is a huge thing for me and is generally a good indication of quality. I hate the ssssssss sound that comes…
I was listening to some interesting podcasts on the subject of ketosis. Few of them touched on an interesting topic of response of cancer cells to chemotherapy. There are some interesting findings which indicate that fasting prior to chemotherapy helps with effectiveness of this treatment. Patients that fast prior to chemo (for period of I think…
Tiny parasitic flies named Apocephalus borealis cause maggots to explode out of the chests of bees, Alien style. The fly lands on a bee and places its eggs inside it through the cracks in the bee’s abdomen. Shortly after the bee starts to exhibit strange behaviour, like flying at night or in very cold conditions. Eventually the bee…
If you are playing a multi round (best of 3 or more) game of Rock Paper Scissors (RPS), there is a way to increase your odds of winning. To do this you have to choosing the right strategy. The strategy of choice is based on the following subconscious predispositions of people’s actions: If a player wins…
Did you know that we can thank Norway for salmon sushi? Yes! Norway! Norway had an abundance of salmon and needed a market for it. Japan seemed like a good prospect because of their large fish consumption. Also, a piece of fish for sushi is sometimes sold for almost 5x of what that same piece…
Where Do Your Used Clothes Go? Some to charity, some to vintage stores, some get recycled, but most get shipped to another continent, such as Africa. At least that’s what I learned from listening to Planet Money’s podcast #502: The Afterlife of a T-Shirt. So why don’t all your donated Not all your used clothing…
The Global Rich list is something which I learned about a while ago, but totally forgot about. In the site you can input your income or overall wealth and find out what percentage of richest people in the world you find yourself. If you’re striving to be the richest person in the world, the site…
The Peltzman Effect is named in recognition of Sam Peltzman (econ professor at University of Chicago). The theory states that the safety effect resulting from regulations or safety measures (e.g. wearing helmets) is partially offset by people acting more recklessly due to increased sense of ‘invincibility’. Hockey and football players often tackle each other at incredible…