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Apple Proposes Disability Emoji

Apple has proposed nine new emoji to better represent people with disabilities. It says the selection is based on the…

6 years ago

Living on the Most Crowded Island on Earth

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G63TF6OMa_8 Two hours off the coast of Colombia is a small island home to over 1,200 people. As the entirety…

6 years ago

Everything You Need to Know About English and Other Languages!

https://youtu.be/QmUzEwT4yyY From Mental Floss: On today's episode of Scatterbrained, we're talking about language! We travel to Monrovia, Liberia where we…

6 years ago

The Almost Complete Egyptian God Family Tree

Please note that the "Egyptian God Family Tree" is available as a print from the Veritable Hokum Store. [Source: Korwin…

6 years ago

The Surprising Stories of Sesame Street [Video]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hsYCNQ9DA-w Scatterbrained is a brand new trivia show in which different hosts do a deep dive into a single topic.…

6 years ago

Teaching Computing… Without A Computer

A teacher in Ghana helps students prepare for a computer studies exam – despite the school having no computers. Richard…

6 years ago

Feelings, Pictures, and Ideas: A very simple theory of why good stories are good

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k4P0YKeB_pM Youtuber exurb1a and his simple theory of "Feelings, Pictures, and Ideas" explaining why good stories are good. [exurb1a]

6 years ago

Every Best Cinematography Winner. Ever. (1929-2018 Oscars)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FOHWV1dWFWo From Burger Fiction: The 2018 Oscars are just around the corner! And to celebrate, we've got a great new…

6 years ago

The Rise and Fall of the Inca Empire [Video]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UO5ktwPXsyM It was the western hemisphere's largest empire ever, with a population of nearly 10 million subjects. Yet within 100…

6 years ago