2010

Elizabeth Gumport's essay "In Which We're Up All Night" explores the experience of insomnia.

via Longform

FlowingData shares a video comparing the sizes of stars, starting from our sun and going all the way to VY Canis Majoris.

via FlowingData

A new study showed that patients taking sugar pills knowingly still experienced positive effects compared to a control group.

The CIA created a task force to assess the damage from leaked diplomatic cables, including information about the CIA's request for data on UN figures.

via The Guardian

David Friedman shares a conjecture that behavioral economics could be key to understanding macroeconomics, such as business cycles, even if it doesn't impact microeconomics much.

via Ideas

Animators used 450 Google Doc slides to create a video you have to see to believe. via FlowingData