Cool Stuff

Links to some of my favorite websites that fall outside the scope of our social studies curriculum.

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Radiolab

A podcast weaving stories and science into soundscapes and music-rich documentaries.

This American Life

Each week Ira Glass picks a theme, then gives his writers and performers the freedom to weave stories around that theme.

Skeptoid

A weekly science podcast dedicated to furthering knowledge by blasting away the widespread pseudosciences that infect popular culture, and replacing them with way cooler reality.

TED Talks

TED is a nonprofit devoted to Ideas Worth Spreading, sponsoring brief presentations from some of the world's most engaging speakers and exciting innovators.

YouAreListening.to

Live police radio feeds mixed over ambient music.  The human drama unfolds.  Pick from over a dozen cities.

The Partially Examined Life

A philosophy podcast by some guys who at one point set out on doing philosophy for a living... but then thought better of it.

Big Think

Mental Floss

Test your knowledge with amazing and interesting facts, trivia, quizzes, and brain teaser games.

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