The Split Brain

The Milk Carton Kids - Michigan

How We Got to 7 Billion

How many humans have lived before you on earth?

The BBC has a new interactive feature that allows you to see where, at the time of your birth, you were positioned in the history of world population.

So for example, when I was born:

Alex:

and Baba:

Pretty cool huh? Exponential growth = crazy shit.

You can also check other facts, like your life expectancy based on gender and country, etc. Like, it said that between the time I plugged in my date of birth and got to the end of the short questionnaire, 136 people had been born. Anyway, check it out!

The Psychology of Procrastination

Seasons

On google maps, Montreal is a patchwork of seasons. Winter slashes across the island and engulfs the North-Eastern part. Dunno why, but it's quite beautiful, and somehow a little sad...

M83 - Midnight City

Here is the official video for M83‘s ubiquitous summer hit ‘Midnight City‘ coinciding with the release of the album ‘Hurry Up, We’re Dreaming‘ this week.

directed by French duo Fleur & Manu; the video follows a group of gifted children running away from their captors with Los Angeles acting as a backdrop. Anthony Gonzalez‘s recent relocation to LA may have played a part on the choosing of a location.

Summary courtesy of Cougar Microbes