Two hours off the coast of Colombia is a small island home to over 1,200 people. As the entirety of Santa Cruz del Islote only spans the length of two soccer fields, residents live in close quarters, making the island four times as dense as the borough of Manhattan. Despite the circumstances, the community makes […]
From Mental Floss: On today’s episode of Scatterbrained, we’re talking about language! We travel to Monrovia, Liberia where we meet an infamous polyglot who may not know how to speak over fifty languages after all. Then we remind you of some easy-to-forget English rules, like when to use who vs. whom and the true definition […]
Please note that the “Egyptian God Family Tree” is available as a print from the Veritable Hokum Store. [Source: Korwin Briggs – Veritable Hokum]
Scatterbrained is a brand new trivia show in which different hosts do a deep dive into a single topic. In this episode, learn all about Sesame Street – from the muppets who star in the show to the humans who created them! [Mental Floss]
A teacher in Ghana helps students prepare for a computer studies exam – despite the school having no computers. Richard Appiah Akoto demonstrates the features using a blackboard. Ghanaian students in the year they turn 15 must pass an exam to move on to the next level of education (high school) and the exam includes […]
Youtuber exurb1a and his simple theory of “Feelings, Pictures, and Ideas” explaining why good stories are good. [exurb1a]
From Burger Fiction: The 2018 Oscars are just around the corner! And to celebrate, we’ve got a great new update to our cinematography academy award video from last year. We’ve added last year’s winner, this year’s nominees, and a whole bunch of great updates throughout the video entirely. Enjoy! Full List: Sunrise: A Song Of […]
It was the western hemisphere’s largest empire ever, with a population of nearly 10 million subjects. Yet within 100 years of its rise in the fifteenth century, the Inca Empire would be no more. What happened? Gordon McEwan details the rise and fall of the Inca empire. [Ted Ed]
70 people from 70 countries say their country’s most popular stereotypes and common clichés. [Condé Nast Traveler]
We usually keep things pretty mild around here, but geeks love science and what is more scientific than trying to figure out why heart cancer is so rare? It is the kind of video that opens your eyes and makes you think about something completely differently after seeing it. Plus, we can all learn a […]