Author: Josh Taylor
Dr. Oz’s weight loss lies, debunked
Posted by Josh Taylor / April 18, 2018Many people, even those who don’t need to, are desperate to lose weight. And desperate people tend to do desperate things, like follow bad advice. Dr. Oz has been accused of being a fraud by loads of people, including the United States government. But even then, there are still people who want to believe that Dr. Oz’s weight loss strategies are real. This Vox video goes through Dr. Oz’s three biggest weight loss lies and debunks them.
Read MoreBurnout, explained
Posted by Josh Taylor / April 18, 2018Chances are, it’s going to happen to you once or twice in your life: occupational burnout. It’s not technically a diagnosable condition in the United States, but some European countries have added burnout to their list of diagnosable conditions and the results are stunning: nearly 15% of employees suffer from burnout. Medical professionals and teachers––both helping professions––suffer from burnouts more than most occupations. But other professionals deal with it too, even soccer players.
Read MoreJohn Oliver versus corporate taxes
Posted by Josh Taylor / April 18, 2018President Trump campaigned with a promise of bringing business back to America and, as a result, money. Part of that promise was that he would lower corporate tax rates, which would inspire businesses to return to the States, hire more people, and bring more money into the GDP. But this Last Week Tonight segment with John Oliver reveals the incredible lengths to avoid paying their full amount of taxes, and very little has changed as a result of lowering corporate taxes.
Read MoreCan you be addicted to your phone?
Posted by Josh Taylor / April 17, 2018If you have a teenager living in your house, you may have looked at the headline to this article and thought to yourself, “Yes, duh.” But it’s not as simple as all that. Addiction falls into two categories: physical addiction and behavioral addiction. Phones are complicated because they do trigger parts of your brain that make you feel pleasure by “rewarding” you with social prestige or connections. Take a look at this video and reassess your own relationship with your phone.
Read MoreBabish teaches you to make Scotch eggs and eggs Benedict
Posted by Josh Taylor / April 17, 2018Binging with Babish teaches you to make delicious food featured in TV shows and movies. The channel was so successful––and the food so good––that Babish created a second channel, “Basics with Babish.” With this channel, he teaches you to make simple and delicious recipes that should be in every home cook’s repertoire. In this installment, he teaches you to make two excellent hangover foods: Scotch eggs and eggs Benedict. Take a look, learn how to make them, and give it a shot yourself.
Read MoreHow the Catholic Church censored the Golden Age of Hollywood
Posted by Josh Taylor / April 17, 2018Hollywood’s Golden Age was shaped by a variety of factors, but from the years 1934 to 1954 one of the most powerful factors was the Catholic Church. Most people do not know that Hollywood producers sought the Church’s approval on their films. Why would producers do that? Because movies were not protected by the First Amendment, and so states could censor them if the citizens wanted it. If movies offended the Catholic Church, then the Church could mobilize its members against the movie.
Read MoreThe internet of things and cyber security risks
Posted by Josh Taylor / April 16, 2018In the next decade or so, you will look around your house and everything will be connected to the internet. From your TV to your refrigerator, from your alarm system and even to the lightbulbs in your ceiling fans, your house will be one big computer. Since all of those things are connected to your wifi network, and your wifi network is connected to the outside world, how safe is your home?
Read MoreHow one Swedish submarine defeated the entire US Navy
Posted by Josh Taylor / April 16, 2018The United States has the largest, most advanced navy that has ever sailed the oceans. Its aircraft carrier fleet is so large that the United States Navy has the second largest air force on the planet (just after the United States Air Force, of course). With the greatest technology in the world, how on earth could a single Swedish diesel submarine slip through the U.S. fleet and sink an aircraft carrier? That’s exactly what happened in war games between the two countries. Here’s how the Swedes pulled it off.
Read MoreA brief history of the human relationship with cats
Posted by Josh Taylor / April 16, 2018Humans love cats. The internet may have been invented for communication, but it was made for cats. What’s with our obsession with cats? And when did our relationship with cats begin? This video describes that fascinating history and our love of felines. Did you know, for example, that while humans intentionally domesticated dogs, cats chose to adapt to us? It won’t surprise cat lovers to learn that, of course. Cats are also quiet in the wild, but humans’ response to cats encourages them to be loud.
Read MoreHow music creates emotion and perspective in film
Posted by Josh Taylor / April 15, 2018Music is such an important part of movie experiences, but most of the time you don’t consciously notice the music in the film. Even if you are not paying conscious attention to the music in the film, though, that music is creating an atmosphere. That atmosphere, in turn, creates emotion in you, the watcher. This video analyzes “Koe no Katachi” (A Silent Voice) and demonstrates how music creates perspective and emotion as you watch.
Read MoreAn analysis of David Bowie’s “Thin White Duke”
Posted by Josh Taylor / April 15, 2018David Bowie hd a number of characters in his career. Ziggy Stardust was probably his most famous character, followed by Major Tom. The Thin White Duke is one of his lesser known characters, partially because it was one of the darkest characters he created. The Thin White Duke was loosely based off “The Man Who Fell to Earth,” but the Duke was also infused with fascist ideology, and the lines between David Bowie and the Duke became a bit blurred.
Read MoreHow to make an international standard cup of tea
Posted by Josh Taylor / April 15, 2018The International Standard Cup of Tea comes in two varieties ISO 3103 or BS 6008. News about the international standard cup of tea circulates around on the internet from time to time, but no one has ever posted a video of themselves making this tea or done a how-to video. Well, Tom Scott is here to rectify that. The cup of tea he makes as a result is…just okay. And that’s actually the point. The goal isn’t to make the best cup of tea ever, it’s to make a standard cup of tea.
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