Approximating Pi Using Matches

This video illustrates a beautifully simple method to approximate Pi using Monte Carlo approximations and throwing sticks on lines.

"A two-year-old's solution to the trolley problem"

I enjoyed this video about an alternative solution to the classic trolley problem.

Accidental Twitter Bot

This Twitter bot scans Twitter and posts tweets that happen to match 5/7/5 syllable structure. It is mildly amusing.

Amazon Bots Fighting Over Price

I enjoyed this story about Amazon seller bots trying to outdo themselves leading to some funny results, namely a 20$ book priced at 2.4 million. Story found here.

2048

You may enjoy this game 2048.

Duolingo

 Duolingo is a website that gamifies learning new languages. So far they have only a few languages but the interactive feedback makes it fun.

xbcd Comics

xbcd is a popular online comic strip that accurately describes itself as "a webcomic of romance, sarcasm, math, and language". Its solid mix of thoughtful insights and geeky humor had me laughing out loud several times.

Patent Pending's song, 'Hey Mario'

TED talk on Fibbonaci numbers

Why the growth of bee populations follows the Fibonacci series.

The Futility Closet blog has an interesting entry about why the growth of bee populations follows the Fibonacci series.
[Illustration from their story.]