“The British financiers who had organized the South African mines quickly realized that their investment was endangered; diamonds had little intrinsic value — and their price depended almost entirely on their scarcity.” And so, the De Beers Consolidated Mines, Ltd. […]
Okay this one’s a bit weird. Be warned. Mike Solana, writer of “Pirate Wires” and lover of a good conspiracy theory, talks about eroding trust in the establishment. “The future is a world in which nobody controls a single, unifying, […]
“Data has been processed to show only one person for each unique geographic location with the highest notability rank.” There’s at least one data quality problem: Jean-Paul Sartre was not born in Colombia. | learn more
“The joke—that everything will eventually look like a crab—comes from an actual truth. The crab shape has evolved so many times that scientists had to come up with a special term for it: carcinization.” | learn more
Endless hours of entertainment thanks to this twitter account. | learn more
“The largest lake in the world by a long shot is the Caspian Sea – a name that hints at a past when it was contiguous with the ocean around 11 million years ago.” | learn more
“Scientists would identify the spectacle as a mating ritual in the 1930s, as occurring in the summer and autumn, at an eerily prompt 55 minutes after sunset, three nights after a full moon.” | learn more
“Some 200 places around the world have now achieved Dark Sky status. Frankie Adkins explores the benefits nights without light pollution can bring.” | learn more
A pretty funny parody video. | learn more