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As a server, I did an experiment tonight, I was saying basically only Doctor Who quotes to my tables, some understood, others did not. These are a few of the phrases and people’s reactions:

CICADAS! You may have heard that they are loud. Alert Radiolab listeners Joe, Caroline, Annie and Buddy sent us this adorable video demonstrating exactly how loud.

OMG I NEED THIS RIGHT NOW BECAUSE OF REASONS.

Interesting visualization of the motion of our solar system around the galactic center.  Last minute is kinda weird and preachy, but the animation of motion is pretty!

Also, I just want to point out that this isn’t the entirety of the motion our solar system is experiencing.  The planets orbit the sun, our solar system orbits the center of the Milky Way, and the Milky Way is on a collision path to Andromeda.

yes i am game

yes i play girls

Alright, alright, going with the crow theme — did you know, the only real difference between crows and ravens is that crows have five pinion feathers, and that ravens only have four.

So the difference between a crow and a raven? Well, that’s a matter of…..

You know how when Mattel puts out a doll based on an iconic celebrity or a movie character it never actually looks like that person, but just one of Barbie’s generic friends? Portrait artist Noel Cruz has proven that an accurate recreation is simply a matter of some extra effort and a lot of talent. He “repaints” dolls, transforming them from “Well, I guess that kinda looks like Diana Ross” to amazingly realistic representations of the people they’re supposed to be. Check out more of his work.