Fun and/or Interesting

Five Quick Bites — July 3, 2024

Five Quick Bites * Fun. Is Oslo really a city? This brilliant tourism ad features a resident of Oslo describing – in the most hilariously deadpan manner possible – why nobody should visit. * Interesting. Why the Atkins diet works for weight loss. I published Dr. Atkins’ newsletter for several years and spent time with him in his NYC clinic. I knew then that he was not just on to something, he was a serious and honest scientist. If you have any doubts, watch this. * Fun and Interesting. Why monkeys can only count to four. Click here. * Interesting. Bari Weiss on the new worldview of social hierarchy. Click here. * Fun and Interesting. Saved by the whale! Another bit on the humanity of mammals. Click here.