brain food
Why having a nap is a good thing
Some people can have a short sleep in the afternoon and wake up feeling much more alert. Personally I've never been able to do that, I can't quite nod off! However, research has shown that having a short sleep can improve memory and cognitive ability. So don't ever feel guilty about catching some shut-eye.
Photographs of the coldest village on earth
In Siberia is the village of Oymyakon. It has an average winter temperature of -50C (-58 F). Cars have to be kept in heated garages or kept running if left outside. Now that is cold.
clever tools
A clever way to save your online finds
I heard about mymind a while ago, essentially it uses a clever bit of AI and some other internet magic. Then as you save links for example images, websites, notes, recipes and articles, etc, it analyses and neatly saves the content so you don’t need to file things away and categorise them yourself. The design is also very nice.
They say that sitting is the new smoking. Not quite sure if this is true. As our lives tend to become more sedentary it's easy to let 'sitting' become the norm. This easy-to-use calculator lets you work out in a day how long you might be sitting for. Quite interesting really.
fun stuff
These photographs of birds are something else. The detail on some of these is fantastic. Take a look on the biggest screen you can.
Simone Biles in Extreme Slow Motion
American gymnast Simone Biles is an amazing athlete. This 2-minute slow-mo video shows her gravity defying skills to the max. No wonder she’s the world’s number 1!