Shake it Off: HodgePodge for Oct. 3
The weird running is the best part
The Library of Congress turned up some well-preserved old newsreel footage of the 1924 World Series. The footage, which shows the Senators beating the Giants and the fans storming the field, is way more exciting than TBS’s post-season baseball coverage.
Not the kind of jam I like
In The Physics of Gridlock, The Atlantic looks at what causes traffic jams. (Spoiler alert: it’s all your fault.)
A prediction’s worth 1,000 words
Despite repeated predictions throughout history, why haven’t we hit peak oil? (Or have we?)
Department of distraction
Clay Shirky stopped letting his students use computers during class. It seems that most of his reasons apply equally well outside of the classroom (like, say, in meetings).
Speaking of Medium
It’s been 50 years since McLuhan’s Understanding Media hit the scene. Pacific Standard takes a look at what we can still learn from it.
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