Music as Data

Finally, what we've all been waiting for! A programming language built around music. And also a website with a sick pun.

Science of kissing.

I'm only posting this for the last line.

Citizens United v. FEC

This is a video on how corporations keep your voice from being heard and why our government sucks.
SPOILER ALERT: Because of corporations.
They had this video a while ago on trash and stuff, watch it, especially if the political angle doesn't get to you.

Amazing Homelessness Study

Just giving homeless people money, a economic counselor, and treating them as a person has a better chance of getting them off the street than just about any other approach. Of the 13 people who agreed to participate, and who had been previously unwilling to get off the street (including one who had been homeless for 45 years), 11 were off the streets by the end of the study, and only 4 had a negative effect. This is still better progress and much cheaper than current efforts to combat homelessness.

Women's Economic Opportunity Indes

State of Wikipedia

A video on wikipedia

Rock Paper Scissors

Is it a winnable game?
Kind of.
If you use some strategies like these, the worst you can do is tie.
The NYT just put out a rock paper scissors playing computer.
You can try to beat it, but most likely you'll lose, at least after a good number of rounds.
I made a script to play against the computer randomly, and after 500 rounds the score was:
180 wins, 140 ties, and 180 losses.
Weird.
After 100 rounds trying to beat the computer, but without any particular strategy in mind, I was able to go
37 - 32 - 31
Still pretty close.
Maybe someone who is "good" at rps can try and tell me what they got, because I'm not convinced that you can be good at rps.
Anywho, enjoy.

Placebos

How Rich are the Super Rich?

This rich. (Many more graphs included)

It's Rich vs. Poor