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The Secret of Synchronization
The Secret of Synchronization
How does order spontaneously arise out of chaos? This video is sponsored by Kiwico — go to https://www.kiwico.com/Veritasium50 for 50% off your first month o...
The Secret of Synchronization
Amazon Surpasses 10% of U.S. Digital Ad Market Share
Amazon Surpasses 10% of U.S. Digital Ad Market Share
Brands trying to reach homebound shoppers boosted Amazon’s U.S. digital ad revenue and market share in 2020, heating up competition with Google and Facebook.
Amazon Surpasses 10% of U.S. Digital Ad Market Share
Economic implications of access to daylight and views in office buildings from improved productivity - MacNaughton - - Journal of Applied Social Psychology - Wiley Online Library
Economic implications of access to daylight and views in office buildings from improved productivity - MacNaughton - - Journal of Applied Social Psychology - Wiley Online Library
Previous research has found significant impacts of daylight and views on the cognitive function of office workers. In this study, we use scores on decision‐making performance to estimate the annual e...
Economic implications of access to daylight and views in office buildings from improved productivity - MacNaughton - - Journal of Applied Social Psychology - Wiley Online Library
The first all-amateur space crew is unveiled
The first all-amateur space crew is unveiled
Listen to this episode from Axios Re:Cap on Spotify. This fall, the Inspiration4 mission, chartered from SpaceX, will take four people into space who are not trained astronauts — and as of today, the full crew has been announced.  Producer Naomi Shavin and author of Axios Space Miriam Kramer discuss this unusual mission, which will carry the hopes of the entire space industry with it when it takes off in September. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The first all-amateur space crew is unveiled
New homes cost $36,000 more because of an epic shortage of lumber
New homes cost $36,000 more because of an epic shortage of lumber
As the pandemic crushed the US economy last spring, sawmills shut down lumber production to brace for a housing slump. The slump never arrived and now there isn't enough lumber to feed the red-hot housing market.
New homes cost $36,000 more because of an epic shortage of lumber
How Pixar Uses Hyper-Colors to Hack Your Brain
How Pixar Uses Hyper-Colors to Hack Your Brain
The animation studio’s artists are masters at tweaking light and color to trigger deep emotional responses. Coming soon: effects you’ll only see inside your head.
How Pixar Uses Hyper-Colors to Hack Your Brain