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.
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How Film Was Made
Part one of a two part series highlighting the interesting process of how film was made as part of Kodak's 1958 documentary.
200 Countries, 200 Years
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.
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The Latest from Uncrate Supply
Objects of desire & tools of the trade, stocked & shipped by Uncrate.
Secrid Cardslide Wallet
Secrid rose to prominence with their Cardprotector, a design award winner that kept cards from breaking and preventing unauthorized RFID/NFC scanning. Those same features are at the core of the Cardslide, but with some big upgrades. Not only does the high-quality aluminum casing keep your cards protected, but with one movement they slide out in overlapping sequence for easy retrieval. It can hold up to six cards, or use the space for notes, coins, and keys instead. Either way, the Cardslide is tough and durable yet lightweight.
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Gentlemen's Fight Club
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
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.
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Indochino Suits
Built with top quality components and thoughtful construction, you can't go wrong with a made to measure gray or blue suit from Indochino's Premium Collection. All their suit jackets are half canvassed, with fully fused fronts, for greater versatility and excellent shape for your body. Each jacket also features fully canvassed lapels, bullhorn buttons, lightweight shoulder pads, and high-quality collar felts. Just choose your fabric, customize your suit, and submit your measurements. The result is an investment-quality suit that's far more attainable than bespoke options and fits better than off-the-rack options. You can wear them year-round, and you get the most bang for your buck as sales are already running. And right now, you can get the lowest prices of the year on Indochino's made to measure suits, starting at just $289.
Presented by Indochino.
Hard Graft Ta-Da Wallet
You don't need to be a magician to appreciate the trick Hard Graft's Ta-Da Wallet has hiding up its sleeve. Pull back the herringbone elastic closure and it folds open, presenting all seven credit/ID/business cards, ready for access. It also has an exterior pocket for folded banknotes and is made in Italy from vegetable-tanned leather.
Width: 3.93" / Height: 2.95" / Depth: 0.39"
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Why Can't We Walk Straight?
NPR's Robert Krulwich reveals one of life's great unsolved mysteries — why you're doomed to always walk in circles.
The State of Wikipedia
In celebration of its 10th anniversary, JESS3 pays homage to the history and inner-workings of everyone's go-to source for information, Wikipedia.
