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End-of-year #shareworthy dump

1/n: Make sure to differentiate raw observations from the created narrative surrounding it. Only the former is guaranteed to be correct.

stack.shanesnow.com/p/the-sesame...
Fortune 500 CEOs Fail This Simple Test On Decision-Making. Will You?
Plus: Get a free new book I've been excited about!
stack.shanesnow.com
December 24, 2025 at 10:02 AM
5 #shareworthy things:

1/5: People call him a hero. They’re right. And the fact he’s call Ahmed al-Ahmed truly shows it’s not about race or ethnicity - it’s culture and mindset.

reddit.com/r/GuysBeingD...

#Bondi #BondiBeach #BondiAttacl #Hero #Terrorism
From the GuysBeingDudes community on Reddit: Bystander disarms one of the shooters at the hanukah event at Bondi Beach in Sydney, Australia.
Explore this post and more from the GuysBeingDudes community
reddit.com
December 16, 2025 at 11:41 AM
5 #shareworthy things:

1/5: I love stories like this - a “normal” person living in a council flat experienced a problem, so she built a solution, using debt instead of equity, hustling and taking risks to make it succeed.

www.enterprisenation.com/learn-someth...

#Entrepreneurship #Business
Zoë Chapman on the power of networking in growing a business
Hear how Zoë built The Whizzer from a post-surgery idea into a Dragons' Den-backed success, fuelled by networking, resilience and smart manufacturing.
www.enterprisenation.com
December 9, 2025 at 9:41 AM
5 #shareworthy things:

1/5: Another fascinating science video with amazing visuals from Steve. Liquid and gas are the same!?

youtu.be/J_vXK9uvRf4

#Science
The Unknown Phase of Matter
YouTube video by Steve Mould
youtu.be
December 3, 2025 at 8:46 AM
5 #shareworthy things:

1/5: An engineer solving a real problem for a real person and then sharing the design online for free. The world needs more people like this bloke.

youtu.be/9vW12gQ4Klc

#Engineering #ProblemSolving #PositiveVibes
We Made a One-Handed Keyboard
YouTube video by HTX Studio
youtu.be
November 25, 2025 at 9:48 AM
5 #shareworthy things

1/5: A professor was researching human rights abuses in #China, so China sued the uni, threatened their staff in China, and effectively blocked Chinese students from attending. In response, the uni silenced the prof - money talks.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
China intimidated UK university to ditch human rights research, documents show
Sheffield Hallam University apologises to Professor Laura Murphy for restricting her academic freedom.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 18, 2025 at 10:33 AM
5 #shareworthy things:

1/5: One of my favourite podcasts has a new podcast!

www.youtube.com/watch?v=F0xn...

@nosuchthing #NSTAAF #Podcast #Knowledge #RandomFacts
1. Little Fish: Steam Exploded Donkey Bone Powder
YouTube video by No Such Thing As A Fish
www.youtube.com
November 11, 2025 at 10:09 AM
5 #shareworthy things

1/5: A bunch of useful tips, although quite American (i.e. direct), so factor in cultural differences. Try: speaking concisely; using data, stories, and pauses; taking risks with comments and questions; being warm but competent.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=UYaz...
How To Speak Like A Top 1% CEO
YouTube video by BigDeal by Codie Sanchez
www.youtube.com
November 4, 2025 at 9:55 AM
5 #shareworthy things:

1/5: Beautiful, and I learnt a lot - for example, as you go up, temperature increases until ~50,000m. Also, how high the Tsar Bomba nuclear cloud reached - terrifying. The music is nice too.

neal.fun/space-elevat...

@neal.fun #Space #Atmosphere
Space Elevator
Take a trip to space!
neal.fun
October 28, 2025 at 9:45 AM
5 #shareworthy things

1/5: Network theory (graphs, shortcuts, hubs) is fascinating. Combine it with game theory and you can see why civilisation is collapsing.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=CYlo...

#Veritasium #NetworkTheory #Disease #Society #Civilisation #SixDegreesOfSeparation
We simulated if you can really reach anyone in 6 steps
YouTube video by Veritasium
www.youtube.com
October 15, 2025 at 10:15 AM
5 #shareworthy things

1/5: Physics is weird. Water equalisation depends on the height, not the volume or mass.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=U7NH...

#Physics #Science #Paradox #SteveMould
The Hydrostatic Paradox
YouTube video by Steve Mould
www.youtube.com
October 8, 2025 at 9:30 AM
5 #shareworthy things:

1/5: I’d love to see more of these. I hope they have trackers too; that would be fun to watch. Sadly it’s just a simulation for now.

interestingengineering.com/energy/solar...

#Energy #RenewableEnergy #SolarPower #SolarEnergy #Trees #Korea
Solar trees preserve 99% of forests, mimic nature to generate energy
Study reveals "solar trees" can match the power of a conventional solar farm while preserving up to 99% of forest cover.
interestingengineering.com
September 30, 2025 at 10:04 AM
5 #shareworthy things

1/5: They don’t leave, they just fund the media to say that they will. Tax reform is needed.

taxjustice.net/press/millio...

#Tax #TaxReform #WealthTax #Inequality #Millionaires #Fearmongering #Government #Policy
Millionaire exodus did not occur, study reveals - Tax Justice Network
The number of millionaires widely reported in the news to be leaving countries in "exodus" represented near-0% of all millionaires.
taxjustice.net
September 24, 2025 at 8:39 AM
5 #shareworthy things

1/5: We improve with every relationship. The thing you did that caused your previous breakup? You learnt from it, and no longer do it - making you better for the next person.

youtu.be/GBIxoVLzbo8

#TheSchoolOfLife #Relationships #Breakups #Learning #Improvements
The Cruel Truth: Why Your Ex Is Perfect for Someone Else
YouTube video by The School of Life
youtu.be
September 16, 2025 at 9:28 AM
5 #shareworthy things

1/5: Sadly we’re starting to copy the US, dropping ‘u’s and swapping ‘s’s for ‘z’s. But we still have our snogs, our bollockings, our knobheads, and our wankers. God save the King.

www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...

#English #Language #Britishisms #Americanisms
Column | These are the most American and most British words, according to our data
250 years later, have Americans taken over the English language? The Department of Data looks at how American English evolved, and what words are still truly American — or truly British.
www.washingtonpost.com
September 9, 2025 at 9:21 AM
5 #shareworthy things

1/5: Speak with as many people as possible, ideally about their areas of expertise. And always give your best, and whatever you’re doing.

usefulfictions.substack.com/p/how-to-inc...

#Luck #Success #ItsWhoYouKnow
How to increase your surface area for luck
You should just do things
usefulfictions.substack.com
September 2, 2025 at 10:06 AM
5 #shareworthy things

1/5: View all YouTube comments on a single page. Use in combination with an LLM, easy way to summarise!

commentviewer.com

#YouTube #Comments #Summary #LLM #AI
YouTube Comment Viewer
Viewer for YouTube comments. Sort by oldest first, graph comment trends, and more.
commentviewer.com
August 19, 2025 at 9:07 AM
5 #shareworthy things

1/5: The sooner both regimes are over the better. One day Korea will be reunited.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

#Russia #NorthKorea #DPRK #SlaveLabour #Freedom
North Koreans tell BBC they are sent to work 'like slaves' in Russia
More than 50,000 North Koreans will be sent to work in Russia, as Moscow's war in Ukraine drains labour pools.
www.bbc.co.uk
August 12, 2025 at 9:07 AM
5 #shareworthy things:

1/5: Emotions are easier to express, and resonate more intensely, in one’s native language. Love, anger - it’s harder in a second language. But it's possible.

youtu.be/L_3KmTevD5o

#Love #Relationships #Language #Multicultural #Communication #Emotions
Why Love Is Harder in a Second Language | Magdalena Hoeller | TED
YouTube video by TED
youtu.be
August 5, 2025 at 8:33 AM
5 #shareworth things:

1/5: We’ve medicalised every quirk and feeling. You're not shy, or dreamy, or late - you're broken. But it's wrong. Not everything has to be a diagnosis. You're allowed to be the unique, flawed human - as we all are.

www.freyaindia.co.uk/p/nobody-has...
Nobody Has A Personality Anymore
We are products with labels
www.freyaindia.co.uk
July 29, 2025 at 9:53 AM
5 #shareworthy things:

1/5: #Communication and #money are the big ones. Quite large differences between young and old for some things - it seems older couples simply stop caring.

www.visualcapitalist.com/ranked-the-t...

#Relationships #Marriage #Divorce #GenerationalDifferences
Ranked: The Top Reasons American Couples Argue
New YouGov data reveals why couples argue—tone of voice, money, and family issues top the list depending on age group.
www.visualcapitalist.com
July 23, 2025 at 9:36 AM
5 #shareworthy things:

1/5: "Jesus was a 1st-century itinerant Jewish preacher who spoke Aramaic and was crucified by the Romans." Everything else is very possibly entirely made up.

bigthink.com/big-think-bo...

#History #Religion
Why historians can only give Jesus a one-sentence biography
The Gospels aren’t historical biographies but genre-defining works that blend myth, theology, and a promise of hope.
bigthink.com
June 17, 2025 at 10:00 AM
5 #shareworthy things:

1/5: More visualisations! No wonder I work in data. Put it on fast-forward mode and leave it for a few minutes.

www.datapointed.net/visualizatio...

#Math #Maths #Data #Visualisations #Factorialisation #Factors
Animated Factorization Diagrams – Data Pointed
www.datapointed.net
June 5, 2025 at 10:17 AM