#032: Clip Show
Unlike the TV programs of old, where humans decided the programming, YouTube relies on algorithm to generate your recommendations and “Up Next” videos. The algorithm tries to guess what’s relevant to you, and pick out videos based on that. But this algorithm can also be manipulated. And channels have started doing so — on YouTube Kids, causing startling videos slip past filters. And the video themselves also appear to be algorithmically generated, making these channels to what amounts to a money printing machine that requires little human interaction.
Conjoined twins sharing one organ have been known about for quite some time. These conjoined twins can share each other’s thoughts & vision, because their brain’s thalamuses are connected to each other. And not only can they share vision and thought, they can even partly control the others arms and legs. (via kottke.org)
The idea is simple: By using time management, you make better use of your time, leading to a better use of your time. The reality is not: your efforts to be more productive make you less productive .Why time management is ruining our lives. And part of that reason stems from some sketchy math done on steel workers in the early 20th century.
If you want to lose weight, you need to eat fewer calories than you expend. To know how many calories you eat, you count them. Simple, right? But, as always, reality is not as simple. As dietician Abby Langer recounts in this interview, couting calories can be useful, but don’t expect too much either: Is Counting Calories Harmful? Helpful? (Should We Even Bother?)