How Science Supersized Your Thanksgiving

The whole article is interesting, but the snippet that most caught my attention was:

Americans eat a pound of sugar every two-and-a-half days. The average amount of sugar consumed by an Englishman in the 1700s was about a pound a year

...and we wonder why we're fat. Here's the full article, How Science Supersized Your Turkey Dinner.

NatGeo: Best Science Images of 2008

Winning a National Geographic honorable mention for illustration: Visualization of the Bible was encouraging for me as a Christian open to the tough questions.

"It almost looks like one monolithic volume," said Carnegie Mellon's Chris Harrison.

Top 10 Right-Click Tools

Lifehacker Top 10: Top 10 Right-Click Tools

The right mouse button —beloved by geeks for its power, theoretically unnecessary on a Mac, and generally under-utilized on the average desktop. Right-clicking can be a powerful tool for automating file actions and saving yourself time and arm effort, but only if you've put your own stamp on the offerings of that secondary button. Click above to supercharge your right-click and empower your inner-geek :-)

Vimeo

Suddenly from Magnus Engsfors on Vimeo.

Vimeo is the more polished and high definition version of YouTube. It can be a real time-suck but it is also full of creativity and beauty. Here is a good place to start. Or you can try searching "time lapse" or "short films" and then organize by "Most Favorited" or "Featured".

How Did They Know?!

Who's Roaming? Wait, how did they know about Annette and me!
[If you're wondering what I'm refering to, click the image and read the text in the magazine ad spread]

Surreal Pics of Beijing

Beijing 2008 Preparations - Three Weeks to Go - The Big Picture - Boston.com

Twenty-four surreal photos that depicts the hyper-sanitized, white-washed, and quasi-futuristic city Beijing has become