Discovered: The Amazing Dr. Fox Video
To celebrate the release of the paperback edition of Confessions of a Public Speaker, here’s another post on public speaking.
One heavily referenced speech in public speaking history is the famous Dr. Fox lecture. In short, researchers hired an actor to pose as an expert, and he gave a meaningless, but complex sounding, jargon filled speech to a group of true experts. Result? The majority of them were fooled into thinking they’d learned something, despite there being no substance to the lecture.
An Espresso Shot, a Syphon Pot, and a Cappuccino
Three clever and informative videos from The Department of the 4th Dimension. Profiling an espresso shot, a syphon pot, and a cappuccino at Intelligentsia Coffee.
MongoDB basic queries
In this 8-minute video tutorial on MongoDB we look at how to insert new records into our database, and how to perform simple queries
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Animated simulation of asteroid hitting Earth
A dramatic computer-animated simulation, produced by NHK Japan and the National Film Board of Canada, depicts what would happen if an asteroid measuring 500 kilometers (300 mi) in diameter collided with Earth.
Stephen Fry Knows Everything
Stephen Fry: What I wish I’d known when I was 18. Six minutes in and I already want to quote absolutely everything. If you think he’s wise in 140 characters or less, treat yourself to half an hour.