Embedded Files
if you're just looking to waste time...
The Fish Doorbell (in the spring time, watch for fish trying to get past the boat locks on the Utrecht River and let the operator know to let them through!)
Brooks Falls Brown Bears in Katmai National Park Live Cam (watch Alaskan brown bears catch salmon during the salmon run in summer)
My new theme song: I've no fucks left to give
How do the Game of Thrones Avengers compare to the Real Avengers? (I love when people do my work for me!)
The Henry's Sign twitter account (this is what happens when my brother is in charge of a large 1950s neon sign....)
Men Take "Birth Control Pill" for a Month
My So-Called Life In The Beautiful Bubble Of The Not-Quite Internet (yup, pretty much my first year in college. Also: ZEPHYR!!)
Irish Olympic Sailing Commentary (original link no longer available; alternate here)
HAMILTON Lyric Analyzer Algorithm ("How does ‘Hamilton,’the non stop, hip-hop Broadway sensation tap rap's master rhymes to blur musical lines?")
"REDNECK AVENGERS: TULSA NIGHTS" — A Bad Lip Reading of Marvel's The Avengers
The Magnus Effect (as demonstrated by a basketball)
The Up Goer Five Text Editor (inspired by the Up Goer Five)
Video Game of Thrones: The Legend of Zelda
Marvel's Avengers Are Every Engineering Team Ever
Nobody. Understands. Punctuation.
Programming Sucks (and why it doesn't)
How to Put a Toddler to Bed in 100 Easy Steps
If Everyone Still Wrote Like They Did in College (original link no longer available; archived version here)
How to Barbecue Chicken Thighs: A Guide for People Who Aren't Assholes
things that are actually useful...
The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck (fabulous overall, but if you have ADHD you might especially check the "Do Something" Principle chapter)
Raye Montague, a Barrier-Breaking Naval Ship Designer, Has Died at 83 (she was the first person to design a ship with a computer!)
Women's Pockets are Inferior (an excellent example of visualization and communication)
How Millennials Became the Burnout Generation
Immaculate Perception (TED talk on implicit bias)
Parable of the Polygons (playable simulation that shows how small bias can have a HUGE impact!)
What Happens When You're on Your Period (seriously awesome: *I* didn't know half this stuff!)
Minds Turned to Ash (thoughts on burnout)
Ten Principles of Ethical Conduct (examples are DoD-focused, but the principles themselves are general)
We don’t need more STEM majors. We need more STEM majors with liberal arts training.
How Bad Cars Happen: The Pontiac Aztek debacle (and why the Aztek sorta made a comeback)
Being “One Of The Guys” Was Great, Until It Wasn’t (this was totally me; it's a great read, but I especially recommend reading it if you are a woman in a field that has historically been dominated by men)
22 Things You Know If You Have A Non-Romantic Soulmate (because men and women CAN be friends -- even BFFs!)
The Coddling of the American Mind (and what you can do about how yours works so you enjoy life!)
Are Women Too Empathetic to Be Engineers? (the answer is NO, by the way...)
RTFM? How to write a manual worth reading
13 Tips To Collaborate Like A Rockstar
How Are Women Supposed To Dress For Work? (Roundtable discussion -- food for thought for everyone)
Made to Stick: Why some ideas survive and others die
The Danger of a Single Story (TED talk)
How to Make Stress Your Friend (TED talk)
Revolutionizing Female Empowerment: Natalie Panek at TEDxYouth@Toronto
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