I'd like to cut *the donald* big league! YouTube: In which John Green compares the tax proposals of Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump, and looks at what the tax system and budget would look like for... continue reading
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YouTube: Three times in the last two weeks, people — a patient, a colleague and my wife — told me stories about how out of control the price of EpiPens were. Monday, my New York Times colleagues recounted... continue reading
posted by PlayhousePals 7 years 8 months 1 week ago • 724 views • 7:02Lately, mine has been on vacation! YouTube: Today we continue our unit on identity by asking where the mind resides. Hank explains the mind body problem and several approaches to the question of where... continue reading
posted by PlayhousePals 7 years 9 months 2 weeks ago • 47 views • 9:07"The bald eagle is the United States’ national bird, so here are some facts you might not know about them! ..."
posted by ant 7 years 10 months 2 weeks ago • 20 views • 2:49"US election 2016: What is the US ‘electoral college’ and how does it work? - TomoNew ..."
posted by ant 7 years 11 months ago • 8 views • 1:45YouTube description: Today we conclude our unit on Philosophy of Religion and Hank gets a little help from Indiana Jones to explain religious pragmatism and Pascal’s Wager, fideism, and Kierkegaard’s... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 7 years 11 months 3 weeks ago • 162 views • 9:13On this episode of Breaking Trail, Coyote receives the WORST animal bite of his life when he is accidentally bitten by the only venomous lizard in the United States, the Gila Monster! Known for having... continue reading
posted by Mordhaus 8 years 3 weeks ago • 400 views • 5:38YouTube: Americans remain very overweight. According to the CDC, about 38% were obese in 2014, meaning that they had a body mass index of at least 30, compared to 32% just a decade ago. This is in spite... continue reading
posted by PlayhousePals 8 years 3 months 2 weeks ago • 13 views • 6:01"Home of the Queen, scones, cockneys and One Direction (apart from the Irish one). So let's learn more about this little country with The UK In Numbers..."
posted by ant 8 years 4 months ago • 12 views • 2:05Depression is the leading cause of disability in the world; in the United States, close to ten percent of adults struggle with the disease. But because it’s a mental illness, it can be a lot harder to... continue reading
posted by cricket 8 years 4 months ago • 464 views • 4:29I'd be looking out for a killer backhand! YouTube: San Quentin prison sits on a secluded bay just north of San Francisco and inside the walls hosts the largest death row population in the United States.... continue reading
posted by PlayhousePals 8 years 5 months 2 weeks ago • 148 views • 7:03The Sweet Potato Council's own Head Honcho, 'You Got Him', is up on his tuber history by gum! YouTube: The reason "yams" and sweet potatoes taste the same to Americans is because they are the same.... continue reading
posted by PlayhousePals 8 years 5 months 2 weeks ago • 153 views • 2:10"Sesame Street's spoof of 'Law and Order: Special Victims Unit,' in which the detectives hunt down a missing letter M..." From http://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/356sal/hi_reddit_im_caroll_spinney_the_puppeteer_who... continue reading
posted by ant 8 years 8 months 3 weeks ago • 137 views • 3:41"Greece is in a state of economic and financial crisis that's dominated global headlines this week, but the real roots of the crisis lie over a decade ago in the misguided idea of uniting a very diverse... continue reading
posted by Warren E. Hale (MrFisk) 8 years 10 months 2 weeks ago • 1,173 views • 2:55Bros and bro proteins didn’t build this great nation. But if they did (or tried to) this is what it might have looked like. Brought to you by the original protein: meat, cheese, and nuts.
posted by newtboy 8 years 10 months 2 weeks ago • 160 views • 2:19"The success of vaccines is one of the reasons that people are less likely to vaccinate their children." YouTube: Fewer children in the United States are getting vaccinated. That’s bad news for those... continue reading
posted by PlayhousePals 9 years 2 months 3 weeks ago • 382 views • 9:16"Strategically deployed at stations throughout the system and involved in up to 1,000 train trips a month, the Amtrak Police Department K-9 teams provide a psychological and physical deterrent to potential... continue reading
posted by Warren E. Hale (MrFisk) 9 years 10 months 3 weeks ago • 31 views • 6:08For nearly all of human history, most people were very, very poor. But something happened after 1800. Average wages began to rise. For example, in the past 200 years, the average wage in the United States... continue reading
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