ilovecharts:

22 Maps That Show How Americans Speak English Totally Differently From Each Other

via moosespringsteen

In 2007, a group of students at my high school started an a cappella group we hastily called “Co-Ed.” When I heard this, I could not have been more proud to have been a part of that 2007 group. This is Co-Ed in 2013, still going strong and making music.

This is their cover of Delta Rae’s “Bottom of the River.”

Swing

An insight into my life…
…and also 35 reasons why I love my mom.

It’s a shame that real journalism now has to be done on basic cable. This is not only satire and comedy at its finest, but I also think that the national media could take a lesson or two from The Daily Show and John Oliver.

jtotheizzoe:

A brilliant series of minimalist typographic tributes to scientists and their discoveries. I especially like the Copernicus one :)

Artwork by Kapil Ghagat (on Tumblr at bhagatkapil)

This is the only Taylor Swift video I will ever post. Mainly because it made me laugh so hard I was incapacitated.

An interesting analysis of the assessment of medical students in this country and the confusing degree of grade inflation that occurs around the country.

1. Don’t eat/drink anything

2. Don’t have pets

3. Don’t travel

4. Don’t do drugs

5. Don’t breathe

6. Do live in a bubble

Apparently I’ve run out of ways to procrastinate, so I’m resorting to this.

I just want them to win every award at the Grammy’s to make up for Nate never getting recognition as The Format!

medicalschool:

The cytoskeleton of the cell is a dynamic 3-dimensional scaffold made up of actin filaments, intermediate filaments and microtubules. The cytoskeleton is inherently involved in every change in the cell, be it an alteration in shape, movement, transport, or the regulation of individual genes. The cytoskeleton also transmits environmental signals to the nucleus and implements its response. 

Sometimes, medicine can be beautiful.

“This screams heart healthy” — in the fridge at school

*Someone* was feeling sassy today

I’m starting to write an essay for school about how the fraternal birth order affects male sexuality - aka the scientific proof that having more older brothers increases a boy’s chances of becoming homosexual. It’s probably one of the more interesting topics I’ve ever read about. And I don’t think that I ascribe homosexuality entirely to a biological model, as society certainly shapes people to a high degree, but I look forward to reading these papers and analyzing them!

I would highly recommend reading up on some of this research, if you get a chance. It’s truly fascinating.