How a 1934 New York Graduation Exam Shows How Far Academic Standards Have Fallen Today’s education system has a myriad …
How to paint a room in under 9 minutes.
This guy was fixing up his house and sprayed this room in under 10 minutes! Is it a perfect job? …
Because it’s bonkers.
I hate waiting for dessert, so here’s a Rube Goldberg machine to streamline dinnertime. It lets me keep eating, with …
Intellectual Takeout Quiz: Are You Religiously Literate?
As the Western world becomes more secular, religious knowledge is on the decline. At Intellectual Takeout, however, we feel that …
Want to understand gun owners? Watch their videos
It was an ordinary day in 2011, when I found myself watching a YouTube video of a gun owner …
GAIA CREATES RICHEST STAR MAP OF OUR GALAXY – AND BEYOND
ESA’s Gaia mission has produced the richest star catalogue to date, including high-precision measurements of nearly 1.7 billion stars and …
It’s all in a word
All ideological wars are first and foremost a war of words. The consequences can be seen everywhere: in politics, in …
The Peculiar History of Arthurdale ~ A failed experiment in Socialism
Here we sit in a branchy row, thinking of beautiful things we know, Dreaming of deeds that we mean to …
Trees save cities money. How? And how much?
We calculated how much money trees save for your city For a megacity, Tokyo is rich in trees. gillyberlin/flickr, CC …
CHART: The countries most polluting our oceans
A team of researchers in the United States and Australia led by Jenna Jambeck, an environmental engineer at the University …
SNAKE ENCOUNTER: How big are your cojones?
This is from the Alabama National Guard’s Facebook page. It probably makes most of us cringe. But not this guy. …
North America has millions of utility markers. This biologist sees millions of birdhouses.
Wildlife biologist Steve Barlow thought to himself: What if I could invent a birdhouse that can easily be added to …
Andy Griffith and a life lesson for the entitled youth
It’s funny how a show we all thought cute because it reflected our everyday lives and moral values has turned …
Teachers receive mini baseball bats to fend off shooters
Despite a community-wide survey which voted 70%-30% to permit willing teachers to arm themselves, local school officials have come up …
Looking for a dream home? Just press PRINT
When it comes to 3D printers, size isn’t an issue. A Chinese company called Winsun has used giant 3D printers …
Robobirds! The scarecrows of the sky!
These robotic birds are like scarecrows in the sky. They can we used to keep real birds away from sensitive …
VIDEO GUIDE: Growing veggies from scraps
Love this! How to have everlasting veggies! I did this two years ago with some green onions and I now …
Gun Control Satire
It’s time to augment the satirical columns about gun control that I shared in February and March. Let’s start with …
Mike Rowe Hits Hard for Fatherhood
If you’ve followed Intellectual Takeout for any length of time, you’ll know that Fatherhood is a regular topic. You’ll also …
These Doctors Got Fed Up With Insurance. Now They Treat Their Patients Like Valued Customers.
The “direct primary care” movement is attracting physicians sick of red tape. And it’s transforming the doctor-patient relationship. One of …
VIDEO: How to clean your AR-15
Here’s a straightforward and well explained video demonstrating the correct cleaning of an AR-15. I’m sure many of you are …
SURPRISE! Actors can’t believe gun facts
Interesting. The producers of this video had some actors “cold read” statistical truths about guns and crime in the United States …
Justification for burglary? He’s from the ‘hood, how will he get clothes?
This is the most stunning video I have seen all year. It goes back a couple of months. A woman, …
Passports Were a “Temporary” War Measure
File under “Give them an inch and they’ll take a mile. ~Kelly” In the age of heavily restricted migration, passport …
Fishing for shrimp on horseback
This is an amazing technique. Filmed back in the 1920s and 30s, these are Belgian horse fishermen trawling up shrimp. I …
Syrup Smugglers Take on the Maple Mafia
O Canada – the land of moose and snow, where the drugs are cheap, the people are notoriously nice, and …
Therapy dogs can help reduce student stress, anxiety and improve school attendance
Therapy dogs can decrease anxiety and stress in students, while getting them more excited about classroom activities. Howard County Library …
EMERGENCY FIRST AID: How To Give Yourself Stitches (Sutures)
TheCousinDan shows you how to give yourself stitches after an injury. No need to go to an expensive Emergency department …
Batteries from seawater? It’s a thing.
As you know, I am way more concerned about our cavalier attitude to inorganic resources than I am to re-growable, sustainable …