Strange Powers of the Placebo Effect
A quick look at the placebo effect and how our minds create the medicine, better explaining how Charlie Sheen really did cure himself with his mind.
A quick look at the placebo effect and how our minds create the medicine, better explaining how Charlie Sheen really did cure himself with his mind.
Part one of a two part series highlighting the interesting process of how film was made as part of Kodak's 1958 documentary.
Using a mere 120,000 numbers, Swedish professor Hans Rosling tells the story of the world in 200 countries, over 200 years, in just four minutes.
From MacPaw, Eney is a proactive AI assistant designed to make your Mac work smarter without adding more to your plate. Available on Mac and iPhone, it brings apps, files, messages, and meetings together, handling everyday tasks through simple natural-language requests. Ready-made workflows can deliver morning briefings, recap the week, summarize the news, and organize downloads, while Eney Wand lets you take action on text, images, and files directly from your screen. It also connects with tools like Google Drive, Notion, and Canva, helping reduce the constant switching between apps and tabs. Available through Setapp and free to try, Eney is built around a simple idea: spend less time managing your digital life and more time getting things done.
Presented by MacPaw.
Luca Faloni's Classic Denim Shirt gives a refined Italian treatment to one of menswear's most dependable staples. Made in Northern Italy from robust 100% Italian cotton denim, the shirt pairs a clean button-up silhouette with a signature Paramontura one-piece collar, Australian mother-of-pearl buttons, and a rounded hem. It's pre-washed to prevent future shrinkage and available in slim or regular fits, making it equally suited to wearing on its own or layered through the seasons. Available in six colors, the Classic Denim Shirt brings Luca Faloni's understated approach to a piece that needs little embellishment to work almost anywhere.
Presented by Luca Faloni.
Shying away from the first rule of the original Fight Club, the techies of Silicon Valley have a created a remedy for the cubicle existence, and that my friend is Gentleman's Fight Club.
The skin gun is a huge advancement in the treatment of burn victims. Although it's still in the experimental stage, it has the ability to simply spay skin cells onto a victim to re-grow skin and heals in little more than an hour.
NPR's Robert Krulwich reveals one of life's great unsolved mysteries — why you're doomed to always walk in circles.
In celebration of its 10th anniversary, JESS3 pays homage to the history and inner-workings of everyone's go-to source for information, Wikipedia.
Give the outdoorsman on your list a little hands-free convenience this holiday season with the Skechers x John Deere Knox - Braylen. This rugged duck boot pairs Skechers Slip-ins technology with a fully seam-sealed waterproof leather and synthetic upper, fixed bungee laces, and a Heel Pillow that keeps feet securely in place. A 200g 3M Thinsulate lining adds warmth, while an Air-Cooled Memory Foam insole delivers cushioned comfort and a Goodyear rubber outsole provides dependable traction on wet and dry surfaces. Finished with a roomy Relaxed Fit and John Deere branding, it's a practical gift built for the job site, the outdoors, and everywhere in between.
Presented by Skechers.
Built around the idea that privacy is a fundamental right, Proton VPN offers a more transparent approach to online security. Founded by scientists who met at CERN, the Swiss-based service is fully open-source and backed by an independently audited no-logs policy, so browsing activity isn't tracked, stored, or sold. Its network spans more than 20,000 high-speed servers across 149 countries, with added protection from Secure Core routing, built-in NetShield ad and malware blocking, and unlimited bandwidth without speed throttling. Part of Proton's broader ecosystem of privacy-first tools, Proton VPN is now offering 75% off its two-year subscription, marking its biggest deal of the year and an opportunity to get comprehensive online protection for less.
Presented by Proton.
An atomic bomb explodes underwater, sending a massive tidal wave crashing down on an onlooking ship.
Niles Heckman gives the tiny treatment to the big issue of clean energy.