“Brian Cox goes into great detail about the Fermi Paradox, offering explanations for why we have not yet seen evidence of intelligent alien civilizations, even though our galaxy, the Milky Way, contains billions of planets that could support life as we know it.”
How To Tame Your Advice Monster
Writer and teacher Michael Bungay Stanier “shares how giving advice can easily go astray, from solving the wrong problem to disempowering the very person you’re trying to help, and offers a simple question to help you stay curious, strengthen your relationships — and tame that monster.”
[TED]
Coffee Break
“Rider” by Mohssin Amghar, 2025
- When This Professor Got Cancer, He Didn’t Quit. He Taught a Class About It. [The New York Times]
- Doctor’s of Reddit, what do we NOT know about the human body? [Reddit]
- The Missing $25 Gift Card That’s Rocking the Hamptons [WSJ]
- Thieves in the Night: A Vast Burglary Ring From Chile Has Been Targeting Wealthy U.S. Households [Vanity Fair]
- Inside the Biggest Live Game of ‘Dungeons & Dragons’ Ever Played [Rolling Stone]
- All The Reasons Why Changing Our Clocks Twice A Year For Daylight Saving Time Is A Terrible Idea [BroBible]
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver: ICE Detention
“John Oliver discusses ICE detention facilities, who’s in them, who runs them and – of course – why it is totally understandable if our studio audience would rather watch Drew Barrymore’s show instead.”
Weekend Update: Lord Gaga on His Unwavering Support for His Wife Lady Gaga
Something tells me Michael Che snuck into the writing room for the end of this one.
Wu-Tang Clan – Mandingo
The first video from the upcoming Wu-Tang x Mathematics compilation album.
Black Samson, The Bastard Swordsman: Wu-Tang, The Saga Continues Collection drops April 12th.
How To Win Monopoly
Jason Bunn, the UK’s only Monopoly World Champion, gives 8 tips that could help you win your next game.
Jon Stewart Takes on DOGE’s Misguided Budget Cuts
One of the only good parts of this administration is that Jon Stewart is back to cover it this time around. In an outstanding segment, he takes on Elon’s “department” (that he is definitely in charge of) and the cuts they’ve made (for which they should definitely be credited).
Why the US Has Birthright Citizenship
Vox editor Adam Freelander explains the history of Birthright Citizenship in the United States.
“While it’s uncommon in Europe, Asia, and Africa, it’s very common among Western Hemisphere countries, partly because of their history as colonies populated mostly by settlers. But of the many countries with birthright citizenship in the world, the US is by far the largest, with hundreds of thousands of baby citizens born here every year to noncitizen parents. Those numbers naturally raise the question: Is this what birthright citizenship was meant for? And why do we have birthright citizenship in the first place?”
[Vox via Laughing Squid]