economics rap - Keynes vs Hayek

Fear the Boom and Bust: Keynes vs. Hayek - The Original Economics Rap Battle!

Fight of the Century: Keynes vs. Hayek - Economics Rap Battle Round Two

long version

Free To Choose 1980 - Vol. 01 The Power of the Market - Full Video

nature's way

 

Busy Beavers Build Dam Ahead of Winter | Yellowstone | BBC Earth

kinship

 

great expectations

 

anglerfish

 

chef's kiss

 

Even Greenpeace Says “Most Plastic Simply Cannot Be Recycled.”

double standard

 

switch the labels, and the joke still works

 

white whale

 

anubis smile

 

buffet

 

au contraire

 

consolation

 

optimism

 

The Simpsons vs nuclear power

It's a great show I immensely enjoyed as a kid. I do hate their anti-nuclear propaganda. Earth to morons, flower power will not solve America's energy problems. Also, France gets 70% of its energy from nuclear plants, and they haven't started glowing in the dark.

The Simpsons - The Governemnt Inspection Team visits the nuclear plant

In real life, there are far more deaths from coal mining and coal power plants than nuclear energy.

Not convinced? Galen Winsor, a former nuclear weapons engineer, ate uranium on camera to prove it's not nearly as dangerous as Hollywood or the government would have us believe:

Galen Winsor says he has been eating uranium (U3O8) on his lecture tour for two years

further reading:

Derpetology: the first thing that should be taught about radiation in science classes

You probably have a smoke detector in your house. Guess what? It has radioactive material in it.

Fun fact: radiation is probably beneficial in low doses because of hormesis. And food poisoning would barely exist if our food was irradiated. 

Part 2: 5/8/09 John Stossel's "You Can't Even Talk About It"

boredom

 

hell yeah

 

walk like an egyptian

 

The Bangles - Walk Like an Egyptian (Official Video)

relax

 

novelty